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Government Statistics > Legal systems > Common law base (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
based on English common law |
| Australia |
based on English common law |
| Bahamas, The |
based on English common law |
| Barbados |
based on English common law |
| Belize |
based on English common law |
| Burma |
based on English common law |
| Canada |
based on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French law prevails |
| Dominica |
based on English common law |
| Fiji |
based on English common law |
| Grenada |
based on English common law |
| Hong Kong |
principally based on English common law |
| Ireland |
based on Irish law prior to 1920, which was itself based on English common law |
| Jamaica |
based on English common law |
| Kiribati |
based on English common law |
| Marshall Islands |
based on U.S. Law |
| Nauru |
based on English common law |
| New Zealand |
based on English common law |
| Palau |
based on U.S. Law |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
based on English common law |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
based on English common law |
| Tonga |
based on English common law |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
based on English common law |
| Tuvalu |
based on English common law |
| Uganda |
based on English common law |
| United States |
Federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one ( Louisiana's, which is based on the Napoleonic Code) is based on English common law |
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"Legal systems > Common law base by country", Wikipedia: Legal systems of the world
. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/gov_leg_sys_com_law_bas-legal-systems-common-law-base
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