word | | Legal system |
| English | Guernsey | customary legal system based on Norman customary law, and includes elements of the French Civil Code and English common law |
| English | Guyana | common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence |
| English | Hong Kong | mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure) |
| English | India | common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts |
| English | Ireland | common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court |
| English | Israel | mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws |
| English | Jamaica | common law system based on the English model |
| English | Kenya | mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in High Court |
| English | Kiribati | English common law supplemented by customary law |
| English | Kuwait | mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law |
| English | Lesotho | mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal |
| English | Malawi | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal |
| English | 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 |
| English | Maldives | Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters |
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