Socialist law is the authorized systems in communist states corresponding to the former Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. Academic opinion is split on whether or not it is a separate system from civil law, given main deviations primarily based on Marxist–Leninist ideology, similar to subordinating the judiciary to the chief ruling get together. Examples embrace the Jewish Halakha and Islamic Sharia—both of which translate as the “path to follow”. Often the implication of religion for law is unalterability, because the word of God can’t be amended or legislated against by judges or governments. Nonetheless, most religious jurisdictions …