word | | Legal system |
| accepted | Belarus | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Belize | English law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Benin | based on French civil law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Bhutan | based on Indian law and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Bolivia | based on Spanish law and Napoleonic Code; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; the 2009 Constitution incorporates indigenous community justice into Bolivia's judicial system |
| accepted | Bosnia and Herzegovina | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Brazil | based on Roman codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Brunei | based on English common law; for Muslims, Islamic Sharia law supersedes civil law in a number of areas; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Burkina Faso | based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Burma | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Burundi | based on German and Belgian civil codes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Cape Verde | based on the legal system of Portugal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Central African Republic | based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| accepted | Chad | based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |