| Date - Field | Madagascar - Legal system |
2012 January Legal system | civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation |
2011 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2010 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2009 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2008 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2007 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
2006 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2005 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2004 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2003 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2002 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2001 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
2000 January Legal system | based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |