word | | Legal system |
| labor | Belarus | civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000 |
| laid | European Union | ... on the basis of the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law ... |
| land | Hong Kong | mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure) |
| land | New Zealand | common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori |
| latitude | Antarctica | ... to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the ... |
| law | Afghanistan | mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law |
| law | Albania | civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the "Code of Leke" prevails |
| law | Algeria | mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices |
| law | American Samoa | mixed legal system of US common law and customary law |
| law | Andorra | mixed legal system of civil and customary law with canon (religious) law influences |
| law | Angola | civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislative acts |
| law | Anguilla | common law based on the English model |
| law | Antarctica | ... legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritorially ... |
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