word | | Legal system |
| jurisdiction | 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 |
| jurisdiction | Liberia | dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American common law for the modern sector and customary law based on unwritten tribal practices for indigenous sector; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Libya | based on Italian and French civil law systems and Islamic law; separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Liechtenstein | local civil and penal codes based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Lithuania | based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Luxembourg | based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Macedonia | based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Madagascar | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | 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 |
| jurisdiction | Malaysia | ... acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of family law and religion; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Maldives | based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Mali | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Malta | based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
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