word | | Legal system |
| civil | 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 |
| civil | San Marino | based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| civil | Senegal | based on French civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of State audits the government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| civil | Serbia | based on civil law system |
| civil | Seychelles | based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| civil | Slovakia | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and ... |
| civil | Slovenia | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| civil | Spain | civil law system, with regional applications; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| civil | Sudan | ... separate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; the southern legal system is still developing under the CPA following the civil war; Islamic law will not apply to the southern states |
| civil | Sweden | civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| civil | Switzerland | civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| civil | Syria | based on a combination of French and Ottoman civil law; Islamic law is used in the family court system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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