word | | Legal system |
| law | Lebanon | mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities |
| law | Lesotho | mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal |
| law | Liberia | mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law |
| law | Liechtenstein | civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law |
| law | Lithuania | civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court |
| law | Luxembourg | civil law system |
| law | Macau | civil law system based on the Portuguese model |
| law | Macedonia | civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts |
| law | Madagascar | civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation |
| law | Malawi | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal |
| law | Malaysia | mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation |
| law | Maldives | Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters |
| law | Mali | civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court |
| law | Malta | mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes) |
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