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The [[law]] of North America is diverse and influential. The [[law of the United States]] has worldwide renown, in its codified constitution, and [[bill of rights]], while the [[law of Cuba]] differs vastly in its regulation of private property. The first court of justice was established in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]] in 1615 by Sir [[Richard Whitbourne]] as a [[court of admiralty]] at the future site of [[Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/canada/Alberta-to-Nova-Scotia/Newfoundland-and-Labrador.html |title=Newfoundland and Labrador |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Nations Encyclopedia |accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref>
The law of North America is diverse and influential. The [[law of the United States]] has worldwide renown, in its codified constitution, and [[bill of rights]], while the [[law of Cuba]] differs vastly in its regulation of private property. The first court of justice was established in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]] in 1615 by Sir [[Richard Whitbourne]] as a [[court of admiralty]] at the future site of [[Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/canada/Alberta-to-Nova-Scotia/Newfoundland-and-Labrador.html |title=Newfoundland and Labrador |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Nations Encyclopedia |accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref>


==List of countries==
==List of countries==
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* [[Law of Antigua and Barbuda]]
* [[Law of Antigua and Barbuda]]
* [[Law of Bahamas]]
* [[Law of Bahamas]]
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* [[Law of Grenada]]
* [[Law of Grenada]]
* [[Law of Guatemala]]
* [[Law of Guatemala]]
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* [[Law of Haiti]]
* [[Law of Haiti]]
* [[Law of Honduras]]
* [[Law of Honduras]]
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* [[Law of Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[Law of Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[Law of the United States]]
* [[Law of the United States]]
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==List of dependencies and territories==
==List of dependencies and territories==
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* [[Law of Turks and Caicos Islands]]
* [[Law of Turks and Caicos Islands]]
* [[Law of U.S. Virgin Islands]]
* [[Law of U.S. Virgin Islands]]

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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Legal systems of the world]]
* [[Legal systems of the world]]


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The law of North America is diverse and influential. The law of the United States has worldwide renown, in its codified constitution, and bill of rights, while the law of Cuba differs vastly in its regulation of private property. The first court of justice was established in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1615 by Sir Richard Whitbourne as a court of admiralty at the future site of Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

List of countries

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List of dependencies and territories

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador". Nations Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
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