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 .

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arc(r_0018_0002__Law,r_0018_0001__Customary,attrib).
arc(r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,r_0018_0002__Law,prn).
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_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0018_0010__serves,r_0018_0012__the_r_0018_0013__basis,r_0018_0011__as__clr_prd2).
arc(r_0018_0012__the_r_0018_0013__basis,r_0018_0022__the_r_0018_0024__laws,r_0018_0014__of).
arc(r_0018_0017__or,r_0018_0010__serves,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0018_0017__or,r_0018_0018__has_r_0018_0019__influenced,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0018_0018__has_r_0018_0019__influenced,r_0018_0004__A_r_0018_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0018_0018__has_r_0018_0019__influenced,r_0018_0022__the_r_0018_0024__laws,arg1).
arc(r_0018_0022__the_r_0018_0024__laws,r_0018_0023__present__hyphen__day,attrib).
arc(r_0018_0022__the_r_0018_0024__laws,r_0018_0027__40_r_0018_0028__countries,r_0018_0025__in).
arc(r_0018_0027__40_r_0018_0028__countries,r_0018_0026__approximately,qual).
arc(r_0018_0034__but,r_0018_0027__40_r_0018_0028__countries,prn).
arc(r_0018_0034__but,r_0018_0035__some,conj2).
arc(r_0018_0034__but,z_0018_1014,conj1).
arc(r_0018_0035__some,r_0018_0043__and,r_0018_0036__in).
arc(r_0018_0043__and,r_0018_0037__the_r_0018_0038__Pacific_r_0018_0039__islands,conj1).
arc(r_0018_0043__and,r_0018_0041__Europe,conj2).
arc(r_0018_0043__and,r_0018_0044__the_r_0018_0045__Near_r_0018_0046__East,conj3).
arc(z_0018_1014,r_0018_0032__Africa,r_0018_0030__mostly_r_0018_0031__in).
arc(z_0018_1024,r_0018_0002__Law,z_0018_1002).


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 NP-SBJ RPRO that ILYR ILYR VBP;~Ipr serves PP-CLR-PRD2 P-ROLE as NP D the N basis PP P-ROLE of NP PRO _*_ PUNC , CONJP CONJ or ILYR HVP;~cat_Ve has IP-PPL-CAT VVN influenced NP-OB1 PRO _*_ PUNC , NP-EXT-DSC D the ADJP ADJ present-day NS laws PP P-ROLE in NP ADVP ADV approximately NUM 40 NS countries PUNC - PRN NP NLYR NP PP ADVP-MOD ADV mostly P-ROLE in NP NPR Africa PUNC , CONJP CONJ but NP D;_nphd_ some PP P-ROLE in NP NLYR NP D the NPR Pacific NPR islands PUNC , CONJP NP NPR Europe PUNC , CONJP CONJ and NP 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 (NP-SBJ (RPRO that;{that}))
                             (ILYR (ILYR (VBP;~Ipr serves;{serve[as]})
                                         (PP-CLR-PRD2 (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                                      (NP (D the;{the})
                                                          (N basis;{basis})
                                                          (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                              (NP;{PRESENT_LAW} (PRO _*_))))))
                                   (PUNC ,)
                                   (CONJP (CONJ or;{or})
                                          (ILYR (HVP;~cat_Ve has;{have})
                                                (IP-PPL-CAT (VVN influenced;{influence})
                                                            (NP-OB1;{PRESENT_LAW} (PRO _*_))))))
                             (PUNC ,)
                             (NP-EXT-DSC;{PRESENT_LAW} (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 (NP (PP (ADVP-MOD (ADV mostly;{mostly}))
                                                                                      (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                                      (NP (NPR Africa;{Africa}))))
                                                                              (PUNC ,)
                                                                              (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                                                                                     (NP (D;_nphd_ some;{some})
                                                                                         (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                                             (NP (NLYR (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                                           (NPR Pacific;{Pacific})
                                                                                                           (NPR islands;{islands}))
                                                                                                       (PUNC ,)
                                                                                                       (CONJP (NP (NPR Europe;{Europe})))
                                                                                                       (PUNC ,)
                                                                                                       (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                              (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                                                  (NPR Near;{Near})
                                                                                                                  (NPR East;{East}))))))))))))))))))
        (PUNC .))
  (ID 18_a_factbook_2_2010))