law; judicial review of
legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of
the federation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Maldives:
based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law
primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

Mali:
based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court (which was
formally established on 9 March 1994); has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction

Malta:
based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Man, Isle of:
English common law and Manx statute

Marshall Islands:
based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the
legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws

Martinique:
French legal system

Mauritania:
a combination of Shari'a (Islamic law) and French civil
law

Mauritius:
based on French civil law system with elements of English
common law in certain areas

Mayotte:
French law

Mexico:
mixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system;
judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations

Micronesia, Federated States of:
based on adapted Trust Territory
laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws

Midway Islands:
the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Moldova:
based on civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews
legality of legislative acts and governmental decisions of
resolution; it is unclear if Moldova accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction but accepts many UN and Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents

Monaco:
based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

Mongolia:
blend of Russian, Chinese, Turkish, and Western systems of
law that combines aspects of a parliamentary system with some
aspects of a presidential system; constitution ambiguous on judicial
review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

Montserrat:
English common law and statutory law

Morocco:
based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law
system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional
Chamber of Supreme Court

Mozambique:
based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law

Namibia:
based on Roman-Dutch law and 19