word | | Legal system |
| legislative | Barbados | English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts |
| legislative | Belgium | civil law system based on the French Civil Code; note - Belgian law continues to be modified in conformance with the legislative norms mandated by the European Union; judicial review of legislative acts |
| legislative | Bosnia and Herzegovina | civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts |
| legislative | Chile | civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
| legislative | Costa Rica | civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
| legislative | Denmark | civil law; judicial review of legislative acts |
| legislative | El Salvador | civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
| legislative | France | civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts |
| legislative | Guatemala | civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts |
| legislative | India | common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts |
| legislative | Ireland | common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court |
| legislative | Japan | civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
| legislative | Jordan | mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic religious law; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal |
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