word | | Legal system |
| US | Navassa Island | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
| US | Northern Mariana Islands | based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation |
| US | Puerto Rico | based on Spanish civil code and within the US Federal system of justice |
| US | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
| US | Virgin Islands | based on US laws |
| US | Wake Island | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
| use | Angola | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| used | Syria | based on a combination of French and Ottoman civil law; Islamic law is used in the family court system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| validity | Egypt | based on Islamic and civil law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| various | Algeria | ... based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| various | Turkey | civil law system derived from various European continental legal systems; note - member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), although Turkey claims limited derogations on the ratified European Convention on Human ... |
| violation | Antarctica | ... discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one ... |
| Virginia | Antarctica | ... Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit their website at www.nsf.gov; more generally, access to the ... |
| visit | Antarctica | ... Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit their website at www.nsf.gov; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to ... |
| wages | Northern Mariana Islands | based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation |
| Wales | Turks and Caicos Islands | based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas |
| war | Sudan | ... separate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; the southern legal system is still developing under the CPA following the civil war; Islamic law will not apply to the southern states |
| Washington | Antarctica | ... US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans, Room 5805, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, which reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty ... |
| website | Antarctica | ... Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit their website at www.nsf.gov; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas ... |
| West | Argentina | mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| widely | Solomon Islands | English common law, which is widely disregarded; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| World | World | all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court |
| www.nsf.gov | Antarctica | ... Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit their website at www.nsf.gov; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 ... |
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