Legal Systems of the World: A Political and Social Encyclopedia- From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this exhaustive four volumes set explores the structure, operation and history of legal and judicial systems in every state in the union and every province in Canada. Behind this powerhouse of a set is an international team of over 350 legal scholars, contributing nearly 400 A-Z entries in everyday language. Readers and legal scholars alike will come to understand these systems, their key elements, their core concepts and their practices. Every legal structure on earth guarantees justice, and Legal Systems of the World shows which ones like up to their promise. The volumes are fully illustrated with maps of all parts of the world and more than 275 legal diagrams. A bibliography, glossary, and index help readers quickly pinpoint and comprehend the information they need. The only one of its kind, this phenomenal reference set reveals the workings of legal systems around the global.