| Date - Field | Suriname - Legal system |
2012 January Legal system | civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009 |
2011 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2010 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2009 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2008 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
2007 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
2006 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2005 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2004 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2003 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2002 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2001 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |
2000 January Legal system | based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal theory |