Continental legal system is the direct outcome of the Roman civil law as compiled and codified under Justinian in the sixth century A.D. It spread in Europe and regions colonized by France and Spain.
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| AFGHANISTAN | Muslim law 1. Quran | ||
| ALBANIA | Civil law | ||
| ALGERIA | 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 | Muslim law/ Civil law / Common law /Customary law | ||
| BANGLADESH | Muslim law/ Common law | ||
| BARBADOS | Common law | ||
| BELARUS | Civil law | ||
| BELGIUM | Civil law | ||
| BELIZE | Common law | ||
| BENIN | Civil law | ||
| BHUTAN | Customary law/ Common law | ||
| BOLIVIE | Civil law | ||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Civil law | ||
| BOTSWANA | Civil law/ Common law | ||
| BRAZIL | Civil law | ||
| BRUNEI | Muslim law/ Common law /Customary law | ||
| BULGARIA | Civil law | ||
| BURKINA FASO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| BURUNDI | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CAMBODIA | Civil law | ||
| CAMEROON | 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 | Civil law/Customary law (minus HK : Common law / Customary law and MACAO : Civil law) | ||
| COLOMBIA | Civil law | ||
| COMOROS ISLANDS | Civil law /Muslim law | ||
| CONGO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| COSTA RICA | Civil law | ||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CROATIA | Civil law | ||
| CUBA | Civil law | ||
| CYPRUS | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Civil law | ||
| DENMARK | Civil law | ||
| DJIBOUTI | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| DOMINICA | Common law | ||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Civil law | ||
| ECUADOR | Civil law | ||
| EGYPT | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| EL SALVADOR | Civil law | ||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| ERITREA | Civil law/Customary law/Muslim law | ||
| ESTONIA | Civil law | ||
| ETHIOPIA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| FIJI ISLANDS | Common law | ||
| FINLAND | Civil law | ||
| FRANCE | Civil law | ||
| GABON | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GAMBIA | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| GEORGIA | Civil law | ||
| GERMANY | Civil law | ||
| GHANA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| GREECE | Civil law | ||
| GRENADA | Common law | ||
| GUATEMALA | Civil law | ||
| GUINEA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| GUYANA | Common law/Civil law | ||
| HAITI | Civil law | ||
| HONDURAS | Civil law | ||
| HUNGARY | Civil law | ||
| ICELAND | Civil law | ||
| INDIA | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law/Hindu Law Coded | ||
| INDONESIA | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| IRAN | Muslim law/Civil law/Decree From Supreme Leader Khomeini | ||
| IRAQ | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| IRELAND | Common law | ||
| ISRAËL | Civil law/Common law /Jewish law/ | ||
| ITALY | Civil law | ||
| JAMAICA | Common law | ||
| JAPAN | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| JORDAN | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | Civil law | ||
| KENYA | Common law/Customary law /Muslim law | ||
| KIRIBATI | Common law | ||
| KUWAIT | Muslim law/Civil law/Customary law | ||
| KYRGYZSTAN | Civil law | ||
| LAOS | Civil law | ||
| LATVIA | Civil law | ||
| LEBANON | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| LESOTHO | Common law/Civil law/Customary law | ||
| LIBERIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| LIBYA | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Civil law | ||
| LITHUANIA | Civil law | ||
| LUXEMBOURG | Civil law | ||
| MACEDONIA (FYROM) | Civil law | ||
| MADAGASCAR | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| MALAWI | Common law/Customary law | ||
| MALAYSIA | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| MALDIVES, ISLANDS | Muslim law | ||
| MALI | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| MALTA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Common law | ||
| MAURITANIA | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| MAURITIUS ISLANDS | Civil law/Common law | ||
| MEXICO | Civil law | ||
| MICRONESIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| MOLDAVIA | Civil law | ||
| MONACO | Civil law | ||
| MONGOLIA | Customary law/Civil law | ||
| MONTENEGRO | Civil law | ||
| MOROCCO | Muslim law/Civil law | ||
| MOZAMBIQUE | Customary law/ Civil law | ||
| MYANMAR | Common law/Customary law | ||
| NAMIBIA | Common law/Civil law | ||
| NAURU | Common law | ||
| NEPAL | Common law/Customary law | ||
| NETHERLANDS | Civil law | ||
| NEW-ZEALAND | Common law | ||
| NICARAGUA | Civil law | ||
| NIGER | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| NIGERIA | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| NORTH KOREA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| NORWAY | Civil law | ||
| OMAN | Muslim law/Customary law/Civil law | ||
| PAKISTAN | Muslim law/Common law | ||
| PALAU | Common law | ||
| PANAMA | Civil law | ||
| PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA | Customary law/Common law | ||
| PARAGUAY | Civil law | ||
| PERU | Civil law | ||
| PHILIPPINES | Common law/ Civil law | ||
| POLAND | Civil law | ||
| PORTUGAL | Civil law | ||
| QATAR | Muslim law/Civil law/ Common law/Customary law | ||
| ROUMANIA | Civil law | ||
| RUSSIA | Civil law | ||
| RWANDA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | Common law | ||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Common law | ||
| SAINT-LUCIA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| SAMOA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SAN MARINO | Civil law | ||
| SAO-TOMÉ-AND-PRINCIPE | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SAUDI ARABIA | Muslim law | ||
| SENEGAL | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SERBIA | Civil law | ||
| SEYCHELLES | Common law/Civil law | ||
| SIERRA LEONE | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SINGAPORE | Common law/Muslim law | ||
| SLOVAKIA | Civil law | ||
| SLOVENIA | Civil law | ||
| SOLOMON, ISLANDS | Common law/Customary law | ||
| SOMALIA | Muslim law/Civil law/ Common law/Customary law | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Civil law/Common law | ||
| SOUTH KOREA | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SPAIN | Civil law | ||
| SRI LANKA | Civil law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| SUDAN | Muslim law/Common law | ||
| SURINAME | Civil law | ||
| SWAZILAND | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| SWEDEN | Civil law | ||
| SWITZERLAND | Civil law | ||
| SYRIA | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| TAJIKISTAN | Civil law | ||
| TANZANIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| THAILAND | Civil law | ||
| TIMOR-LESTE | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| TOGO | Civil law/Customary law | ||
| TONGA | Common law | ||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Common law | ||
| TUNISIA | Civil law/Muslim law | ||
| TURKEY | Civil law | ||
| TURKMENISTAN | Civil law | ||
| TUVALU | Common law | ||
| UGANDA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| UKRAINE | Civil law | ||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Muslim law/Customary law | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | (minus SCOTLAND : Civil law / Common law and GUERNSEY and JERSEY : Customary law) 1. King James Bible 2. NATO | ||
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | (minus LOUISIANA : Civil law/Common law) 2. NATO | ||
| URUGUAY | Civil law | ||
| UZBEKISTAN | Civil law | ||
| VANUATU | Civil law/Customary law/Common law | ||
| VATICAN CITY | |||
| VENEZUELA | Civil law | ||
| VIETNAM | Civil law | ||
| YEMEN | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law | ||
| ZAMBIA | Common law/Customary law | ||
| ZIMBABWE | Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
