word | | Legal system |
| laws | Eritrea | ... civil, commercial, and penal codes have not yet been promulgated; government also issues unilateral proclamations setting laws and policies; also relies on customary and post-independence-enacted laws and, for civil cases ... |
| laws | Faroe Islands | the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Finland | civil law system based on Swedish law; the president may request the Supreme Court to review laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| laws | French Polynesia | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Gibraltar | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Greenland | the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Guam | modeled on US; US federal laws apply |
| laws | Guernsey | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| laws | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Isle of Man | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes |
| laws | Jan Mayen | the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Jersey | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| laws | Kyrgyzstan | based on French and Russian laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| laws | Marshall Islands | based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| laws | Mayotte | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Micronesia, Federated States of | based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| laws | Navassa Island | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Niue | English common law; note - Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own laws |
| laws | Norfolk Island | based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law |
| laws | Northern Mariana Islands | based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation |
| laws | Palau | based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| laws | Pitcairn Islands | local island by-laws |
| laws | Saint Barthelemy | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Saint Martin | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| laws | Sierra Leone | based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| laws | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates Court |
| laws | Svalbard | the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply |