nt Lucia
based on English common law
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
French law with special adaptations for
local conditions, such as housing and taxation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
based on English common law
Samoa
based on English common law and local customs; judicial review
of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the
citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
San Marino
based on civil law system with Italian law influences;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sao Tome and Principe
based on Portuguese legal system and customary
law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
based on Shari'a law, several secular codes have been
introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; has
not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Senegal
based on French civil law system; judicial review of
legislative acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of State
audits the government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Serbia
based on civil law system
Seychelles
based on English common law, French civil law, and
customary law
Sierra Leone
based on English law and customary laws indigenous to
local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Singapore
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction
Slovakia
civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; legal code modified
to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal
theory
Slovenia
based on civil law system
Solomon Islands
English common law, which is widely disregarded
Somalia
no national system; Shari'a (Islamic) and secular courts
based on Somali customary law (xeer) are present in some localities;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
South Africa
based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law
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; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Sri Lanka
a highly complex mixture of English common law,
Roman-Dutch,
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