18_a_factbook_2_2010
Customary Law - A type of legal system that serves as the basis of, or has influenced, the present-day laws in approximately 40 countries - mostly in Africa, but some in the Pacific islands, Europe, and the Near East.

0018_0002__Law law 0018_0001__Customary customary 0018_0002__Law->0018_0001__Customary [attrib] 0018_0004__A_0018_0005__type a_type 0018_0008__system system 0018_0004__A_0018_0005__type->0018_0008__system of 0018_0007__legal legal 0018_0008__system->0018_0007__legal [attrib] 0018_0010__serves_0018_0011__as serves_as 0018_0010__serves_0018_0011__as->0018_0004__A_0018_0005__type [arg0] 0018_0012__the_0018_0013__basis the_basis 0018_0010__serves_0018_0011__as->0018_0012__the_0018_0013__basis [arg1] 0018_0020__the_0018_0022__laws the_laws 0018_0012__the_0018_0013__basis->0018_0020__the_0018_0022__laws of 0018_0021__present-day present-day 0018_0020__the_0018_0022__laws->0018_0021__present-day [attrib] 0018_0025__40_0018_0026__countries 40_countries 0018_0020__the_0018_0022__laws->0018_0025__40_0018_0026__countries in 0018_0016__or or 0018_0016__or->0018_0010__serves_0018_0011__as [conj1] 0018_0017__has has 0018_0016__or->0018_0017__has [conj2] 0018_0018__influenced influenced 0018_0017__has->0018_0018__influenced [scope] 0018_0018__influenced->0018_0004__A_0018_0005__type [arg0] 0018_0018__influenced->0018_0020__the_0018_0022__laws [arg1] 0018_0024__approximately approximately 0018_0025__40_0018_0026__countries->0018_0024__approximately [qual] 0018_0032__but but 0018_0033__some some 0018_0032__but->0018_0033__some [conj2] z_0018_5014 _ 0018_0032__but->z_0018_5014 [conj1] 0018_0041__and and 0018_0033__some->0018_0041__and in 0018_0030__Africa africa z_0018_5014->0018_0030__Africa mostly_in 0018_0035__the_0018_0036__Pacific_0018_0037__islands the_pacific_islands 0018_0041__and->0018_0035__the_0018_0036__Pacific_0018_0037__islands [conj1] 0018_0039__Europe europe 0018_0041__and->0018_0039__Europe [conj2] 0018_0042__the_0018_0043__Nea0018_0044__East the_near_east 0018_0041__and->0018_0042__the_0018_0043__Nea0018_0044__East [conj3] z_0018_5016 _ z_0018_5016->0018_0025__40_0018_0026__countries [arg0] z_0018_5016->0018_0032__but [prd] z_0018_5024 _ z_0018_5024->0018_0002__Law [arg0] z_0018_5024->0018_0004__A_0018_0005__type [prd] z_0018_5026 _ z_0018_5026->0018_0002__Law
arc(r_0018_0002__Law,r_0018_0001__Customary,attrib).
arc(r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,r_0018_0008__system,r_0018_0006__of).
arc(r_0018_0008__system,r_0018_0007__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0018_0010__serves_r_0018_0011__as,r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0018_0010__serves_r_0018_0011__as,r_0018_0012__the_r_0018_0013__basis,arg1).
arc(r_0018_0012__the_r_0018_0013__basis,r_0018_0020__the_r_0018_0022__laws,r_0018_0014__of).
arc(r_0018_0016__or,r_0018_0010__serves_r_0018_0011__as,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0018_0016__or,r_0018_0017__has,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0018_0017__has,r_0018_0018__influenced,keep_scope).
arc(r_0018_0018__influenced,r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0018_0018__influenced,r_0018_0020__the_r_0018_0022__laws,arg1).
arc(r_0018_0020__the_r_0018_0022__laws,r_0018_0021__present__hyphen__day,attrib).
arc(r_0018_0020__the_r_0018_0022__laws,r_0018_0025__40_r_0018_0026__countries,r_0018_0023__in).
arc(r_0018_0025__40_r_0018_0026__countries,r_0018_0024__approximately,qual).
arc(r_0018_0032__but,r_0018_0033__some,conj2).
arc(r_0018_0032__but,z_0018_5014,conj1).
arc(r_0018_0033__some,r_0018_0041__and,r_0018_0034__in).
arc(r_0018_0041__and,r_0018_0035__the_r_0018_0036__Pacific_r_0018_0037__islands,conj1).
arc(r_0018_0041__and,r_0018_0039__Europe,conj2).
arc(r_0018_0041__and,r_0018_0042__the_r_0018_0043__Near_r_0018_0044__East,conj3).
arc(z_0018_5014,r_0018_0030__Africa,r_0018_0028__mostly_r_0018_0029__in).
arc(z_0018_5016,r_0018_0025__40_r_0018_0026__countries,arg0).
arc(z_0018_5016,r_0018_0032__but,prd).
arc(z_0018_5024,r_0018_0002__Law,arg0).
arc(z_0018_5024,r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,prd).
arc(z_0018_5026,r_0018_0002__Law,z_0018_5002).


FRAG NP ADJP ADJ Customary N Law PUNC - PRN NP D A N type PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ legal N system IP-REL C that NP-SBJ *T* ILYR ILYR VBP;~Ipr serves PP-CLR P-ROLE as NP D the N basis PP P-ROLE of NP *ICH*-148 PUNC , CONJP CONJ or ILYR HVP;~cat_Ve has IP-PPL-CAT VVN influenced NP-OB1 *ICH*-148 PUNC , NP-RNR-148 D the ADJP ADJ present-day NS laws PP P-ROLE in NP ADVP ADV approximately NUM 40 NS countries PUNC - PRN NP NLYR NLYR PP ADVP-NIM ADV mostly P-ROLE in NP NPR Africa PUNC , CONJP CONJ but NLYR D;_nphd_ some PP P-ROLE in NP NLYR NLYR D the NPR Pacific NPR islands PUNC , CONJP NLYR NPR Europe PUNC , CONJP CONJ and NLYR D the NPR Near NPR East PUNC .
( (FRAG (NP (ADJP (ADJ Customary;{customary}))
            (N Law;{law})
            (PUNC -)
            (PRN (NP (D A;{a})
                     (N type;{type})
                     (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                         (NP (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                             (N system;{system})))
                     (IP-REL (C that;{that})
                             (NP-SBJ *T*)
                             (ILYR (ILYR (VBP;~Ipr serves;{serve[as]})
                                         (PP-CLR (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                                 (NP (D the;{the})
                                                     (N basis;{basis})
                                                     (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                         (NP *ICH*-148)))))
                                   (PUNC ,)
                                   (CONJP (CONJ or;{or})
                                          (ILYR (HVP;~cat_Ve has;{have})
                                                (IP-PPL-CAT (VVN influenced;{influence})
                                                            (NP-OB1 *ICH*-148)))))
                             (PUNC ,)
                             (NP-RNR-148 (D the;{the})
                                         (ADJP (ADJ present_-_day;{present_day}))
                                         (NS laws;{law})
                                         (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                             (NP (ADVP (ADV approximately;{approximately}))
                                                 (NUM 40)
                                                 (NS countries;{country})
                                                 (PUNC -)
                                                 (PRN (NP (NLYR (NLYR (PP (ADVP-NIM (ADV mostly;{mostly}))
                                                                          (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                          (NP (NPR Africa;{Africa}))))
                                                                (PUNC ,)
                                                                (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                                                                       (NLYR (D;_nphd_ some;{some})
                                                                             (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                                 (NP (NLYR (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                                                                 (NPR Pacific;{Pacific})
                                                                                                 (NPR islands;{islands}))
                                                                                           (PUNC ,)
                                                                                           (CONJP (NLYR (NPR Europe;{Europe})))
                                                                                           (PUNC ,)
                                                                                           (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                  (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                                                                        (NPR Near;{Near})
                                                                                                        (NPR East;{East}))))))))))))))))))
        (PUNC .))
  (ID 18_a_factbook_2_2010))