word | | Legal system |
| law | Libya | based on Italian and French civil law systems and Islamic law; separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Liechtenstein | local civil and penal codes based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Lithuania | based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Luxembourg | based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Macau | based on Portuguese civil law system |
| law | Macedonia | based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Madagascar | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Malawi | based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Malaysia | based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of family ... |
| law | Maldives | based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Mali | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Malta | based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Mauritania | a combination of Islamic law and French civil law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Mauritius | based on French civil law system with elements of English common law in certain areas; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Mexico | mixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Moldova | based on civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legality of legislative acts and governmental decisions of resolution; accepts many UN and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents; has not ... |
| law | Monaco | based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Montenegro | based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Montserrat | English common law and statutory law |
| law | Morocco | based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law systems; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Mozambique | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Namibia | based on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Nauru | acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Nepal | based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| law | Netherlands | based on civil law system incorporating French penal theory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| law | Netherlands Antilles | based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence |