States & Legal Systems
States | Legal Systems |
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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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