word | | Legal system |
| Anglo | Philippines | based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| animals | Antarctica | ... regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into ... |
| Antarctic | Antarctica | ... such as murder, may apply extraterritorially; some US laws directly apply to Antarctica; for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the ... |
| Antarctica | Antarctica | Antarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member nations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with ... |
| Appeal | Lesotho | based on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| Appeal | Malawi | based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| appeal | Oman | based on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal to the monarch; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| appealed | Lithuania | based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| appealed | Poland | ... judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final; court decisions can be appealed to the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| appeals | Italy | based on civil law system; appeals treated as new trials; judicial review under certain conditions in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| applicable | Akrotiri | ... Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of ... |
| applicable | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Bouvet Island | the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | British Indian Ocean Territory | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Clipperton Island | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Coral Sea Islands | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Dhekelia | ... Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of ... |
| applicable | Faroe Islands | the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | French Polynesia | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Gibraltar | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Greenland | the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Guernsey | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| applicable | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| applicable | Isle of Man | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes |
| applicable | Jan Mayen | the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply |
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