Reference > Millet system of law
Description :: A set of overlapping self-organized systems of day-to-day law
Basic rules:
- You belong to one community, and you will be judged by the laws of that community.
- If a dispute arises between members of two communities, the injured party's law is used.
- In case of utter confusion, one special community's law prevails.
Link :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet_(Ottoman_Empire)