word | | Legal system |
| customary | Botswana | based on Roman-Dutch law and local customary law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| customary | Burkina Faso | based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Burundi | based on German and Belgian civil codes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Cambodia | ... Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period, royal decrees, and acts of the legislature, with influences of customary law and remnants of communist legal theory; increasing influence of common law; accepts compulsory ICJ ... |
| customary | Chad | based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Congo, Republic of the | based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | 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 |
| customary | Eritrea | ... not yet been promulgated; government also issues unilateral proclamations setting laws and policies; also relies on customary and post-independence-enacted laws and, for civil cases involving Muslims, Islamic law; does not ... |
| customary | Gabon | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Gambia, The | based on a composite of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| customary | Ghana | based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Guinea | based on French civil law system, customary law, and decree; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| customary | Liberia | dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American common law for the modern sector and customary law based on unwritten tribal practices for indigenous sector; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| customary | Malawi | based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| customary | Mali | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Marshall Islands | based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Micronesia, Federated States of | based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Mozambique | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Niger | based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Norway | mixture of customary law, civil law system, and common law traditions; Supreme Court renders advisory opinions to legislature when asked; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| customary | Palau | based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Rwanda | based on German and Belgian civil law systems and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Sao Tome and Principe | based on Portuguese legal system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Seychelles | based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| customary | Sierra Leone | based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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