word | | Legal system |
| drafted | Timor-Leste | UN-drafted legal system based on Indonesian law remains in place but is to be replaced by civil and penal codes based on Portuguese law; these have passed but have not been ... |
| dual | Liberia | dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American common law for the modern sector and customary law based on unwritten tribal practices for indigenous sector; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| dual | United Arab Emirates | based on a dual system of Sharia and civil courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| dual | Vanuatu | unified system being created from former dual French and British systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Dutch | Aruba | based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence |
| Dutch | Botswana | based on Roman-Dutch law and local customary law; judicial review limited to matters of interpretation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| Dutch | Guyana | based on English common law with certain admixtures of Roman-Dutch law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Dutch | Indonesia | based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and election codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Dutch | Lesotho | based on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| Dutch | Namibia | based on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Dutch | Netherlands Antilles | based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence |
| Dutch | South Africa | based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Home 
Fields
World Records
World Dictionary
Geographic Names
Fields History
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
Notes and Definitions
