MEMBER STATES

LEGAL SYSTEM

MIXED SYSTEMS COMPONENTS

AFGHANISTAN

Muslim law

ALBANIA

Civil law

ALGERIA

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law

ANDORRA

Customary law

ANGOLA

Civil law

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Common law

ARGENTINA

Civil law

ARMENIA

Civil law

AUSTRALIA

Common law

AUSTRIA

Civil law

AZERBAIJAN

Civil law

BAHAMAS

Common law

BAHRAIN

Mixed

Muslim law/ Civil law /
Common law /Customary law

BANGLADESH

Mixed

Muslim law/ Common law

BARBADOS

Common law

BELARUS

Civil law

BELGIUM

Civil law

BELIZE

Common law

BENIN

Civil law

BHUTAN

Mixed

Customary law/ Common law

BOLIVIE

Civil law

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Civil law

BOTSWANA

Mixed

Civil law/ Common law

BRAZIL

Civil law

BRUNEI

Mixed

Muslim law/ Common law /Customary law

BULGARIA

Civil law

BURKINA FASO

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

BURUNDI

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

CAMBODIA

Civil law

CAMEROON

Mixed

Civil law/ Common law /Customary law

CANADA

Common law

(minus QUÉBEC : Civil law/Common law)

CAPE VERDE

Civil law

CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC

Civil law

CHAD

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

CHILE

Civil law

CHINA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law (minus HK : Common law / Customary law and MACAO : Civil law)

COLOMBIA

Civil law

COMOROS ISLANDS

Mixed

Civil law /Muslim law

CONGO

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

COSTA RICA

Civil law

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

CROATIA

Civil law

CUBA

Civil law

CYPRUS

Mixed

Common law /Civil law

CZECH REPUBLIC

Civil law

DENMARK

Civil law

DJIBOUTI

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law

DOMINICA

Common law

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Civil law

ECUADOR

Civil law

EGYPT

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law

EL SALVADOR

Civil law

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

ERITREA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law/Muslim law

ESTONIA

Civil law

ETHIOPIA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

FIJI ISLANDS

Common law

FINLAND

Civil law

FRANCE

Civil law

GABON

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

GAMBIA

Mixed

Muslim law/Common law/Customary law

GEORGIA

Civil law

GERMANY

Civil law

GHANA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

GREECE

Civil law

GRENADA

Common law

GUATEMALA

Civil law

GUINEA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

GUINEA-BISSAU

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

GUYANA

Mixed

Common law/Civil law

HAITI

Civil law

HONDURAS

Civil law

HUNGARY

Civil law

ICELAND

Civil law

INDIA

Mixed

Common law/Muslim law/Customary law

INDONESIA

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law

IRAN

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law

IRAQ

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law

IRELAND

Common law

ISRAËL

Mixed

Civil law/Common law /Jewish law/Muslim law

ITALY

Civil law

JAMAICA

Common law

JAPAN

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

JORDAN

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law

KAZAKHSTAN

Civil law

KENYA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law /Muslim law

KIRIBATI

Common law

KUWAIT

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law/Customary law

KYRGYZSTAN

Civil law

LAOS

Civil law

LATVIA

Civil law

LEBANON

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law

LESOTHO

Mixed

Common law/Civil law/Customary law

LIBERIA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

LIBYA

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law

LIECHTENSTEIN

Civil law

LITHUANIA

Civil law

LUXEMBOURG

Civil law

MACEDONIA (FYROM)

Civil law

MADAGASCAR

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

MALAWI

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

MALAYSIA

Mixed

Muslim law/Common law/Customary law

MALDIVES, ISLANDS

Muslim law

MALI

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

MALTA

Mixed

Civil law/Common law

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Common law

MAURITANIA

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law

MAURITIUS ISLANDS

Mixed

Civil law/Common law

MEXICO

Civil law

MICRONESIA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

MOLDAVIA

Civil law

MONACO

Civil law

MONGOLIA

Mixed

Customary law/Civil law

MONTENEGRO

Civil law

MOROCCO

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law

MOZAMBIQUE

Mixed

Customary law/ Civil law

MYANMAR

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

NAMIBIA

Mixed

Common law/Civil law

NAURU

Common law

NEPAL

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

NETHERLANDS

Civil law

NEW-ZEALAND

Common law

NICARAGUA

Civil law

NIGER

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

NIGERIA

Mixed

Common law/Muslim law/Customary law

NORTH KOREA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

NORWAY

Civil law

OMAN

Mixed

Muslim law/Customary law/Civil law

PAKISTAN

Mixed

Muslim law/Common law

PALAU

Common law

PANAMA

Civil law

PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA

Mixed

Customary law/Common law

PARAGUAY

Civil law

PERU

Civil law

PHILIPPINES

Mixed

Common law/ Civil law

POLAND

Civil law

PORTUGAL

Civil law

QATAR

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law/
Common law/Customary law

ROUMANIA

Civil law

RUSSIA

Civil law

RWANDA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Common law

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Common law

SAINT-LUCIA

Mixed

Civil law/Common law

SAMOA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

SAN MARINO

Civil law

SAO-TOMÉ-AND-PRINCIPE

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

SAUDI ARABIA

Muslim law

SENEGAL

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

SERBIA

Civil law

SEYCHELLES

Mixed

Common law/Civil law

SIERRA LEONE

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

SINGAPORE

Mixed

Common law/Muslim law

SLOVAKIA

Civil law

SLOVENIA

Civil law

SOLOMON, ISLANDS

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

SOMALIA

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law/
Common law/Customary law

SOUTH AFRICA

Mixed

Civil law/Common law

SOUTH KOREA

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

SPAIN

Civil law

SRI LANKA

Mixed

Civil law/Common law/Customary law

SUDAN

Mixed

Muslim law/Common law

SURINAME

Civil law

SWAZILAND

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

SWEDEN

Civil law

SWITZERLAND

Civil law

SYRIA

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law

TAJIKISTAN

Civil law

TANZANIA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

THAILAND

Civil law

TIMOR-LESTE

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law

TOGO

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law

TONGA

Common law

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Common law

TUNISIA

Mixed

Civil law/Muslim law

TURKEY

Civil law

TURKMENISTAN

Civil law

TUVALU

Common law

UGANDA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

UKRAINE

Civil law

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Mixed

Muslim law/Customary law

UNITED KINGDOM

Common law

(minus SCOTLAND : Civil law / Common law and GUERNSEY and JERSEY : Customary law)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Common law

(minus LOUISIANA : Civil law/Common law)

URUGUAY

Civil law

UZBEKISTAN

Civil law

VANUATU

Mixed

Civil law/Customary law/Common law

VENEZUELA

Civil law

VIETNAM

Civil law

YEMEN

Mixed

Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law

ZAMBIA

Mixed

Common law/Customary law

ZIMBABWE

Mixed

Civil law/Common law/Customary law