word | | Legal system |
| based | Hong Kong | mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure) |
| based | India | common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts |
| based | Indonesia | civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law |
| based | Iran | religious legal system based on sharia law |
| based | Ireland | common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court |
| based | Jamaica | common law system based on the English model |
| based | 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 |
| based | Korea, North | civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory |
| based | Lebanon | mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities |
| based | Liberia | mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law |
| based | Macau | civil law system based on the Portuguese model |
| based | Madagascar | civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation |
| based | Mali | civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court |
| based | Malta | mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes) |
| based | Mauritius | civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law |
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