In a parliamentary system, as with Britain, Italy, Germany, India, and Japan, the executive is known as the cabinet, and composed of members of the legislature. The executive is led by the head of government, whose office holds power under the confidence of the legislature. Because popular elections appoint political parties to govern, the leader of a party can change in between elections. In the ‘lower house’ politicians are elected to represent smaller constituencies. The ‘upper house’ is usually elected to represent states in a federal system or different voting configuration in a unitary system .
- Japan was the first country to begin modernising its legal system along western lines, by importing parts of the French, but mostly the German Civil Code.
- The Old Testament dates back to 1280 BC and takes the form of moral imperatives as recommendations for a good society.
- Sociology of law is a diverse field