word | | Legal system |
| based | Morocco | mixed legal system of civil law based on French law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts by Supreme Court |
| based | Namibia | mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law |
| based | Nauru | mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law |
| based | Netherlands | civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General |
| based | New Caledonia | civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands |
| based | New Zealand | common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori |
| based | Niger | mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law |
| based | Puerto Rico | civil law system based on the Spanish civil code and within the framework of the US federal system |
| based | Rwanda | mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
| based | Senegal | civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court |
| based | Sint Maarten | based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence |
| based | Slovakia | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal system |
| based | Timor-Leste | civil law system based on the Indonesian model; note - new penal code based on the Portuguese model was passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009; new civil code expected to be promulgated ... |
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