word | | Legal system |
| legal | Sierra Leone | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law |
| legal | Slovakia | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal system |
| legal | Solomon Islands | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law |
| legal | Somalia | mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer) |
| legal | South Africa | mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law |
| legal | Sri Lanka | mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and Jaffna Tamil customary law |
| legal | Sudan | mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law |
| legal | Swaziland | mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law |
| legal | Syria | mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law (for family courts) |
| legal | Tunisia | mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session |
| legal | Turkey | civil law system based on various European legal systems notably the Swiss civil code; note - member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), although Turkey claims limited derogations on the ratified ... |
| legal | Turks and Caicos Islands | mixed legal system of English common law and civil law |
| legal | Tuvalu | mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law |
| legal | Uganda | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law |
| legal | United Arab Emirates | mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law |