word | | Legal system |
| Australian | Norfolk Island | based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law |
| Austrian | Chile | ... based on Code of 1857 derived from Spanish law and subsequent codes influenced by French and Austrian law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ ... |
| Austrian | Hungary | based on the German-Austrian legal system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| Austro | Croatia | based on Austro-Hungarian law system with Communist law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Austro | Czech Republic | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; legal code modified to bring it in line with Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) obligations ... |
| Austro | Slovakia | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and ... |
| Authority | Cambodia | primarily a civil law mixture of French-influenced codes from the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period, royal decrees, and acts of the legislature, with influences of customary law and ... |
| authority | Christmas Island | under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law |
| authorization | Antarctica | ... is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty |
| authorized | Antarctica | ... 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the following activities, unless authorized by regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous ... |
| autonomy | New Caledonia | based on French civil law; the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands |
| Bahamas | Turks and Caicos Islands | based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas |
| Base | Akrotiri | the Sovereign 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 ... |
| Base | Dhekelia | the Sovereign 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 ... |
| based | Afghanistan | based on mixed civil and Shari'a law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| based | Algeria | socialist, 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 ... |
| based | Andorra | based on French and Spanish civil codes; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| based | 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 |
| based | Anguilla | based on English common law |
| based | Antigua and Barbuda | based on English common law |
| based | Armenia | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| based | Aruba | based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence |
| based | Australia | based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| based | Azerbaijan | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| based | Bahamas, The | based on English common law |
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