word | | Legal system |
| jurisdiction | Pakistan | based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Palau | based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Panama | based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Paraguay | based on Argentine codes, Roman law, and French codes; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Peru | based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Philippines | based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Poland | ... judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final; court decisions can be appealed to the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Portugal | based on civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| jurisdiction | Qatar | ... Islamic and civil law codes; discretionary system of law controlled by the amir, although civil codes are being implemented; Islamic law dominates family and personal matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Romania | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Russia | based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | 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 |
| jurisdiction | Saint Kitts and Nevis | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Saint Lucia | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Samoa | based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | San Marino | based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Sao Tome and Principe | based on Portuguese legal system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia | based on Shari'a law, several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | 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 |
| jurisdiction | Serbia | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Seychelles | based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Sierra Leone | based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| jurisdiction | Singapore | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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