word | | Legal system |
| limited | Turkey | ... continental legal systems; note - member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), although Turkey claims limited derogations on the ratified European Convention on Human Rights; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| line | Czech Republic | ... Austro-Hungarian codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; legal code modified to bring it in line with Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) obligations and to expunge Marxist-Leninist ... |
| local | Botswana | based on Roman-Dutch law and local customary law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| local | Cayman Islands | British common law and local statutes |
| local | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws |
| local | Jersey | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| local | Liechtenstein | local civil and penal codes based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| local | 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 |
| local | Pitcairn Islands | local island by-laws |
| local | Saint Helena | English common law and statutes, supplemented by local statutes |
| local | 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 |
| local | Sierra Leone | based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| local | Tokelau | New Zealand and local statutes |
| local | Yemen | based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, and local tribal customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| longer | Israel | ... common law, British Mandate regulations, and, in personal matters, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim legal systems; in December 1985, Israel informed the UN Secretariat that it would no longer accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Louisiana | United States | ... English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Louisiana, which is still influenced by the Napoleonic Code) is based on English common law; judicial ... |
| magistrate | 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 |
| Magistrates | 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 |
| Malagasy | Madagascar | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| mammals | Antarctica | ... criminal penalties for the following activities, unless authorized by regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the ... |
| Mandate | Israel | mixture of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and, in personal matters, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim legal systems; in December 1985, Israel informed the UN Secretariat that it would no longer accept ... |
| Manx | Isle of Man | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes |
| Maori | New Zealand | based on English law, with special land legislation and land courts for the Maori; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| markets | Angola | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Martti | Kosovo | evolving legal system based on terms of UN Special Envoy Martti AHTISAARI's Plan for Kosovo's supervised independence |
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