word | | Legal system |
| common | Ireland | common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court |
| common | Israel | mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws |
| common | Jamaica | common law system based on the English model |
| common | Kenya | mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in High Court |
| common | Kiribati | English common law supplemented by customary law |
| common | Kuwait | mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law |
| common | Lesotho | mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal |
| common | Liberia | mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law |
| common | Malawi | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal |
| common | Malaysia | mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation |
| common | Maldives | Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters |
| common | Malta | mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes) |
| common | Marshall Islands | mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes |
| common | Mauritius | civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law |
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