word | | Legal system |
| British | Israel | mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws |
| broader | Poland | civil law system; changes gradually being introduced as part of broader democratization process; limited judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final |
| Buddhist | Bhutan | civil law based on Buddhist religious law |
| Burgerlijk | Suriname | civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009 |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia) customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law |
| canon | Andorra | mixed legal system of civil and customary law with canon (religious) law influences |
| canon | Bolivia | civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law |
| canon | Holy See (Vatican City) | religious legal system based on canon (religious) law |
| carried | Antarctica | ... member nations, non-consultative member nations, observer organizations, and expert organizations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance ... |
| carries | Antarctica | ... the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison; the National Science ... |
| case | European Union | ... the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as ... |
| certain | Antarctica | ... and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritorially; some US ... |
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