word | | Legal system |
| substantially | Ireland | based on English common law substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supersedes | Brunei | ... of Appeals, and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (sits in London); for Muslims Islamic sharia law supersedes civil law concerning Muslim marriages and inheritance; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supervised | Kosovo | evolving legal system based on terms of former UN Special Envoy Martti AHTISAARI's Comprehensive Status Proposal for Kosovo's supervised independence; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supplemented | Kiribati | English common law supplemented by local, customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supplemented | Saint Helena | English common law and statutes supplemented by local statutes |
| supplemented | Tuvalu | English common law supplemented by local customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supranational | European Union | unique supranational law system in which, according to an interpretive declaration of member-state governments appended to the Treaty of Lisbon, "the Treaties and the law adopted by the Union on the ... |
| Supreme | Algeria | ... based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| supreme | Austria | civil law system with Roman law origin; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court; separate administrative and civil/penal supreme courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Supreme | Chile | ... and subsequent codes influenced by French and Austrian law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; note - in June 2005, Chile completed overhaul of ... |
| Supreme | Costa Rica | based on Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Supreme | Cote d'Ivoire | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
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