nd secular courts are in some
localities
South Africa
based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
the laws of the UK,
where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland
Islands presides over the Magistrates Court
Spain
civil law system, with regional applications; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sri Lanka
a highly complex mixture of English common law,
Roman-Dutch, Muslim, Sinhalese, and customary law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sudan
based on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January
1991, the now defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic
law in the northern states; Islamic law applies to all residents of
the northern states regardless of their religion; some separate
religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Suriname
based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal
theory
Svalbard
NA
Swaziland
based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts
and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sweden
civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Switzerland
civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees
of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Syria
based on Islamic law and civil law system; special religious
courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Taiwan
based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Tajikistan
based on civil law system; no judicial review of
legislative acts
Tanzania
based on English common law; judicial review of legislative
acts limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Thailand
based on civil law system, with influences of common law;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Togo
French-based court system
Tokelau
New Zealand and local statutes
Tonga
based on English law
Trinidad and Tobago
based on English common law; judicial review of
legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jur
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