States & Legal Systems
| States | Legal Systems |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Muslim |
| South Africa | Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Albania | Civil |
| Algeria | Civil/Muslim |
| Germany | Civil |
| Andorra | Customary |
| Angola | Civil |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Common law |
| Saudi Arabia | Muslim |
| Argentina | Civil |
| Armenia | Civil |
| Australia | Common law |
| Austria | Civil |
| Azerbaijan | Civil |
| Bahamas | Common law |
| Bahrain | Muslim/Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Bangladesh | Muslim/Common law |
| Barbados | Common law |
| Belarus | Civil |
| Belgium | Civil |
| Belize | Common law |
| Benin | Civil |
| Bhutan | Customary/Common law |
| Bolivia | Civil |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Civil |
| Botswana | Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Brazil | Civil |
| Brunei | Muslim/Common law/Customary |
| Bulgaria | Civil |
| Burkina Faso | Civil/Customary |
| Burundi | Civil/Customary |
| Cambodia | Civil |
| Cameroon | Civiliste/ Common law/Coutumier |
| Canada | Common law (except Québec: Civil/Common Law) |
| Cap Verde | Civil |
| Central African Republic | Civil |
| Chile | Civil |
| China | Civil/Customary (except Hong Kong: Common law/Customary and Macao: Civil) |
| Cyprus | Common law/Civil |
| Colombia | Civil |
| Comoros Islands | Civil/Muslim |
| Congo | Civil/Customary |
| North Korea | Civil/Customary |
| South Korea | Civil/Customary |
| Costa Rica | Civil |
| Ivory Coast | Civil/Customary |
| Croatia | Civil |
| Cuba | Civil |
| Denmark | Civil |
| Djibouti | Civil/Muslim/Customary |
| Dominica | Common law |
| Egypt | Muslim/Civil |
| El Salvador | Civil |
| United Arab Emirates | Muslim/Customary |
| Ecuador | Civil |
| Eritrea | Civil/Customary/Muslim |
| Spain | Civil |
| Estonia | Civil |
| United States of America | Common law (except Louisiana: Civil/Common Law) |
| Ethiopia | Civil/Customary |
| Fiji | Common law |
| Finland | Civil |
| France | Civil |
| Gabon | Civil/Customary |
| Gambia | Muslim/Common law/Customary |
| Georgia | Civil |
| Ghana | Common law/Customary |
| Greece | Civil |
| Grenade | Common law |
| Guatemala | Civil |
| Guinea | Civil/Customary |
| Guinea Bissau | Civil/Customary |
| Equatorial Guinea | Civil/Customary |
| Guyana | Common law/Civil |
| Haiti | Civil |
| Honduras | Civil |
| Hungary | Civil |
| India | Common law/Muslim/Customary |
| Indonesia | Civil/Muslim/Customary |
| Iran | Muslim/Civil |
| Iraq | Civil/Muslim |
| Ireland | Common law |
| Iceland | Civil |
| Israel | Civil/Common law/Jewish/Muslim |
| Italy | Civil |
| Jamaica | Common law |
| Japan | Civil/Customary |
| Jordan | Civil/Muslim/Customary |
| Kazakhstan | Civil |
| Kenya | Common law/Customary/Muslim |
| Kyrgyzstan | Civil |
| Kiribati | Common law |
| Kosovo | Civil |
| Kuwait | Muslim/Civil/Customary |
| Laos | Civil |
| Lesotho | Common law/Civil/Customary |
| Latvia | Civil |
| Lebanon | Civil/Muslim |
| Liberia | Common law/Customary |
| Libya (transition)2 | |
| Liechtenstein | Civil |
| Lithuania | Civil |
| Luxembourg | Civil |
| Macedonia (FYROM) | Civil |
| Madagascar | Civil/Customary |
| Malaysia | Muslim/Common law/Customary |
| Malawi | Common law/Customary |
| Maldives Islands | Muslim |
| Mali | Civil/Customary |
| Malta | Civil/Common law |
| Morocco | Muslim/Civil |
| Marshall Islands | Common law |
| Mauritius | Civil/Common law |
| Mauritania | Muslim/Civil |
| Mexico | Civil |
| Micronesia | Common law/Customary |
| Moldova | Civil |
| Monaco | Civil |
| Mongolia | Civil/Customary |
| Montenegro | Civil |
| Mozambique | Civil/Customary |
| Myanmar | Common law/Customary |
| Namibia | Common law/Civil |
| Nauru | Common law |
| Nepal | Common law/Customary |
| Nicaragua | Civil |
| Niger | Civil/Customary |
| Nigeria | Common law/Muslim/Customary |
| Norway | Civil |
| New Zealand | Common law |
| Oman | Muslim/Customary/Civil |
| Uganda | Common law/Customary |
| Uzbekistan | Civil |
| Pakistan | Muslim/Common law |
| Palau | Common law |
| Palestinian Authority | Civil/Muslim |
| Panama | Civil |
| Papua New Guinea | Customary/Common law |
| Paraguay | Civil |
| Netherlands | Civil |
| Peru | Civil |
| Philippines | Common law/Civil |
| Poland | Civil |
| Portugal | Civil |
| Qatar | Muslim/Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Civil/Customary |
| Dominican Republic | Civil |
| Czech Republic | Civil |
| Romania | Civil |
| United Kingdom | Common law (except Scotland: Civil/Common law and Guernesey and Jersey: Customary) |
| Russia | Civil |
| Rwanda | Civil/Customary |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Common law |
| San Marino | Civil |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Common law |
| St. Lucia | Civil/Common law |
| Solomon Islands | Common law/Customary |
| Samoa | Common law/Customary |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Civil/Customary |
| Senegal | Civil/Customary |
| Serbia | Civiliste |
| Seychelles | Common law/Civil |
| Sierra Leone | Common law/Customary |
| Singapore | Common law/Muslim |
| Slovakia | Civil |
| Slovenia | Civil |
| Somalia (transition)3 | |
| Sudan | Muslim/Common law |
| Sudan South (transition)4 | |
| Sri Lanka | Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Sweden | Civil |
| Switzerland | Civil |
| Suriname | Civil |
| Swaziland | Civil/Customary |
| Syria | Civil/Muslim |
| Tadjikistan | Civil |
| Taiwan | Civil |
| Tanzania | Common law/Customary |
| Chad | Civil/Customary |
| Thailand | Civil |
| Timor Leste | Civil/Muslim/Customary |
| Togo | Civil/Customary |
| Tonga | Common law |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Common law |
| Tunisia | Civil/Muslim |
| Turkmenistan | Civil |
| Turkey | Civil |
| Tuvalu | Common law |
| Ukraine | Civil |
| Uruguay | Civil |
| Vanuatu | Civil/Customary/Common law |
| Vatican / Holy See | Civil |
| Venezuela | Civil |
| Vietnam | Civil |
| Yemen | Muslim/Civil/Common law/Customary |
| Zambia | Common law/Customary |
| Zimbabwe | Civil/Common law/Customary |
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