word | | Legal system |
| Germanic | Kazakhstan | civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation |
| Germanic | Moldova | civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts |
| Germanic | Mongolia | civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic legal systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts |
| Germanic | Sweden | civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law |
| governments | 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 ... |
| governor | Christmas Island | legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law |
| governs | World | ... customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another |
| gradually | Poland | civil law system; changes gradually being introduced as part of broader democratization process; limited judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final |
| grant | New Caledonia | civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands |
| Greek | Cyprus | mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with Greek Orthodox religious law influence |
| guaranteed | European Union | ... case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as ... |
| handled | Saudi Arabia | Islamic (sharia) legal system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; note - several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees |
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