l review of legislative
acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Ethiopia
currently transitional mix of national and regional courts
Europa Island
the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
English common law
Faroe Islands
Danish
Fiji
based on British system
Finland
civil law system based on Swedish law; the president may
request the Supreme Court to review laws; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
France
civil law system with indigenous concepts; review of
administrative but not legislative acts
French Polynesia
based on French system
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
the laws of France, where
applicable, apply
Gabon
based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme
Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Gambia, The
based on a composite of English common law, Koranic law,
and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Georgia
based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Germany
civil law system with indigenous concepts; judicial review
of legislative acts in the Federal Constitutional Court; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Ghana
based on English common law and customary law; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Gibraltar
English law
Glorioso Islands
the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Greece
based on codified Roman law; judiciary divided into civil,
criminal, and administrative courts; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Greenland
Danish
Grenada
based on English common law
Guam
modeled on US; US federal laws apply
Guatemala
civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has
not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Guernsey
English law and local statutes; justice is administered by
the Royal Court
Guinea
based on French civil law system, customary law, and decree;
legal codes currently being revised; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Guinea-Bissau
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Guyana
based on English common law with certain admixtures of
Roman-Dutch law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Haiti
based on Roman civil law system; accepts compulsor
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