Laws by Country

Common Law Countries 2025

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Common Law Status

No

Partial

Yes

Common Law Status

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Common Law Status
Legal System
India Flag
IndiaYesCommon
United States Flag
United StatesYesCommon
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaYesCommon
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomYesCommon
Canada Flag
CanadaYesCommon
Australia Flag
AustraliaYesCommon
Singapore Flag
SingaporeYesCommon
Liberia Flag
LiberiaYesMixed
Ireland Flag
IrelandYesCommon
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandYesCommon
Jamaica Flag
JamaicaYesCommon
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoYesCommon
Fiji Flag
FijiYesCommon
Guyana Flag
GuyanaYesCommon
Belize Flag
BelizeYesCommon
Bahamas Flag
BahamasYesCommon
Barbados Flag
BarbadosYesCommon
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint LuciaYesCommon
Guam Flag
GuamYesCommon
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiYesCommon
Grenada Flag
GrenadaYesCommon
Tonga Flag
TongaYesCommon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYesCommon
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and BarbudaYesCommon
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin IslandsYesCommon
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of ManYesCommon
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman IslandsYesCommon
Dominica Flag
DominicaYesCommon
Bermuda Flag
BermudaYesCommon
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and NevisYesCommon
Gibraltar Flag
GibraltarYesCommon
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin IslandsYesCommon
Anguilla Flag
AnguillaYesCommon
Cook Islands Flag
Cook IslandsYesCommon
Montserrat Flag
MontserratYesCommon
Falkland Islands Flag
Falkland IslandsYesCommon
Tokelau Flag
TokelauYesCommon
Niue Flag
NiueYesCommon
Pakistan Flag
PakistanPartialMixed
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaPartialMixed
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshPartialMixed
Egypt Flag
EgyptPartialMixed
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesPartialMixed
Thailand Flag
ThailandPartialMixed
South Africa Flag
South AfricaPartialMixed
Kenya Flag
KenyaPartialMixed
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarPartialMixed
South Korea Flag
South KoreaPartialMixed
Sudan Flag
SudanPartialMixed
Uganda Flag
UgandaPartialMixed
Iraq Flag
IraqPartialMixed
Yemen Flag
YemenPartialMixed
Morocco Flag
MoroccoPartialMixed
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaPartialMixed
Mozambique Flag
MozambiquePartialMixed
Ghana Flag
GhanaPartialMixed
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarPartialMixed
Cameroon Flag
CameroonPartialMixed
Nepal Flag
NepalPartialMixed
Niger Flag
NigerPartialMixed
Syria Flag
SyriaPartialMixed
Mali Flag
MaliPartialMixed
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaPartialMixed
Malawi Flag
MalawiPartialMixed
Zambia Flag
ZambiaPartialMixed
Chad Flag
ChadPartialMixed
Somalia Flag
SomaliaPartialMixed
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabwePartialMixed
Rwanda Flag
RwandaPartialMixed
Burundi Flag
BurundiPartialMixed
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaPartialMixed
Jordan Flag
JordanPartialMixed
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesPartialMixed
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaPartialMixed
Israel Flag
IsraelPartialMixed
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeonePartialMixed
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongPartialMixed
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoPartialMixed
Lebanon Flag
LebanonPartialMixed
Norway Flag
NorwayPartialMixed
Oman Flag
OmanPartialMixed
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaPartialMixed
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitPartialMixed
Eritrea Flag
EritreaPartialMixed
Qatar Flag
QatarPartialMixed
Namibia Flag
NamibiaPartialMixed
Gambia Flag
GambiaPartialMixed
Gabon Flag
GabonPartialMixed
Botswana Flag
BotswanaPartialMixed
Lesotho Flag
LesothoPartialMixed
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauPartialMixed
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaPartialMixed
Bahrain Flag
BahrainPartialMixed
Cyprus Flag
CyprusPartialMixed
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusPartialMixed
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniPartialMixed
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiPartialMixed
Comoros Flag
ComorosPartialMixed
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsPartialMixed
Malta Flag
MaltaPartialMixed
Maldives Flag
MaldivesPartialMixed
Brunei Flag
BruneiPartialMixed
Vanuatu Flag
VanuatuPartialMixed
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and PrincipePartialMixed
Samoa Flag
SamoaPartialMixed
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesPartialMixed
Micronesia Flag
MicronesiaPartialMixed
Jersey Flag
JerseyPartialMixed
Guernsey Flag
GuernseyPartialMixed
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
Turks and Caicos IslandsPartialMixed
American Samoa Flag
American SamoaPartialMixed
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint MaartenPartialMixed
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsPartialMixed
Palau Flag
PalauPartialMixed
Nauru Flag
NauruPartialMixed
Tuvalu Flag
TuvaluPartialMixed
China Flag
ChinaNoCivil
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaNoCivil
Brazil Flag
BrazilNoCivil
Russia Flag
RussiaNoCivil
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaNoCivil
Mexico Flag
MexicoNoCivil
Japan Flag
JapanNoCivil
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoNoCivil
Vietnam Flag
VietnamNoCivil
Iran Flag
IranNoReligious
Turkey Flag
TurkeyNoCivil
Germany Flag
GermanyNoCivil
France Flag
FranceNoCivil
Italy Flag
ItalyNoCivil
Colombia Flag
ColombiaNoCivil
Spain Flag
SpainNoCivil
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaNoMixed
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaNoCivil
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanNoReligious
Angola Flag
AngolaNoCivil
Ukraine Flag
UkraineNoCivil
Poland Flag
PolandNoCivil
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanNoCivil
Peru Flag
PeruNoCivil
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaNoIslamic
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastNoCivil
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaNoCivil
North Korea Flag
North KoreaNoCivil
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoNoMixed
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanNoCivil
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanNoCivil
Chile Flag
ChileNoCivil
Senegal Flag
SenegalNoCivil
Romania Flag
RomaniaNoCivil
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaNoCivil
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsNoCivil
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorNoCivil
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaNoMixed
Guinea Flag
GuineaNoCivil
Benin Flag
BeninNoCivil
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaNoCivil
Haiti Flag
HaitiNoCivil
Belgium Flag
BelgiumNoCivil
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicNoCivil
Honduras Flag
HondurasNoCivil
Cuba Flag
CubaNoCivil
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanNoCivil
Sweden Flag
SwedenNoCivil
Czech Republic Flag
Czech RepublicNoCivil
Portugal Flag
PortugalNoCivil
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanNoCivil
Greece Flag
GreeceNoCivil
Togo Flag
TogoNoCustomary
Hungary Flag
HungaryNoCivil
Austria Flag
AustriaNoCivil
Belarus Flag
BelarusNoCivil
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandNoCivil
Laos Flag
LaosNoCivil
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanNoCivil
Libya Flag
LibyaNoMixed
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanNoCivil
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayNoCivil
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaNoCivil
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaNoCivil
Serbia Flag
SerbiaNoCivil
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorNoCivil
Denmark Flag
DenmarkNoCivil
Finland Flag
FinlandNoCivil
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicNoCivil
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaNoCivil
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaNoCivil
Panama Flag
PanamaNoCivil
Croatia Flag
CroatiaNoCivil
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaNoCivil
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaNoCivil
Uruguay Flag
UruguayNoCivil
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto RicoNoCivil
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNoCivil
Moldova Flag
MoldovaNoCivil
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaNoCivil
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaNoCivil
Albania Flag
AlbaniaNoCivil
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaNoCivil
Latvia Flag
LatviaNoCivil
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaNoCivil
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteNoCivil
Estonia Flag
EstoniaNoCivil
Bhutan Flag
BhutanNoCivil
Macau Flag
MacauNoCivil
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgNoCivil
Suriname Flag
SurinameNoCivil
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroNoCivil
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeNoCivil
Iceland Flag
IcelandNoCivil
New Caledonia Flag
New CaledoniaNoCivil
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaNoCivil
Curacao Flag
CuracaoNoCivil
Aruba Flag
ArubaNoCivil
Andorra Flag
AndorraNoMixed
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe IslandsNoCivil
Greenland Flag
GreenlandNoMixed
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Northern Mariana IslandsNoMixed
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinNoCivil
Monaco Flag
MonacoNoCivil
San Marino Flag
San MarinoNoCivil
Saint Martin Flag
Saint MartinNoCivil
Saint Barthelemy Flag
Saint BarthelemyNoCivil
Wallis and Futuna Flag
Wallis and FutunaNoCivil
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNoCivil
Vatican City Flag
Vatican CityNoReligious