word | | Legal system |
| penal | Brunei | based on Indian penal code and on English common law; consists of Magistrate's Courts, the High Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (sits in ... |
| penal | Eritrea | primary basis is the Ethiopian legal code of 1957 with revisions; new civil, commercial, and penal codes have not yet been promulgated; government also issues unilateral proclamations setting laws and policies; also ... |
| penal | Liechtenstein | local civil and penal codes based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| penal | Netherlands | based on civil law system incorporating French penal theory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| penal | Suriname | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| penal | Timor-Leste | on 29 March 2009, the president promulgated the Timor-Leste penal code; UN-drafted legal system based on Indonesian law remains in place for civil codes, but is to be replaced by ... |
| penalties | Antarctica | ... for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 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 ... |
| period | Cambodia | ... 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 remnants of ... |
| Permit | Antarctica | ... reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or ... |
| permit | Netherlands | based on civil law system incorporating French penal theory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| personal | India | based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; separate personal law codes apply to Christians, Hindus, and Muslims |
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