A university-level textbook on comparative jurisprudence, with special attention to the legal systems of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan. Chapter headings: The theory and history of comparative jurisprudence. Major modern legal systems: Scandinavia; Latin America; Japan; the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe; Cuba; the communist countries of Asia; England; Scotland; the U.S.A.; the British Commonwealth; Islamic law; Hindu law; Oriental law; African law; hybrid legal systems. Russian legal system (sources of Russian law; Russian constitution; current trends in Russian law). Legal system of Uzbekistan (pluralism of juridical traditions; contemporary Uzbek law and the Roman-Germanic legal family; traditions of the sharia; constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan; legal system of Uzbekistan and international law).