word | | Legal system |
| Islamic | Maldives | Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters |
| Islamic | Mauritania | mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law |
| Islamic | Morocco | mixed legal system of civil law based on French law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts by Supreme Court |
| Islamic | Mozambique | mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, Islamic law, and customary law |
| Islamic | Niger | mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law |
| Islamic | Nigeria | mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law |
| Islamic | Oman | mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law |
| Islamic | Pakistan | common law system with Islamic law influence |
| Islamic | Philippines | mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law |
| Islamic | Qatar | mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law (in family and personal matters) |
| Islamic | 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 |
| Islamic | Somalia | mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer) |
| Islamic | Sudan | mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law |
| Islamic | Syria | mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law (for family courts) |
| Islamic | Tunisia | mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session |
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