Jurisdictions
195 countries and 511 jurisdictions — down to
counties, cities, court circuits and special administrative regions.
Countries
| Country |
Region |
Legal tradition |
Constitution |
Structure |
|
Afghanistan
AF
|
Southern Asia |
islamic, mixed |
none operative
|
unitary |
|
Albania
AL
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Algeria
DZ
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Andorra
AD
|
Southern Europe |
civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Angola
AO
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Antigua and Barbuda
AG
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Argentina
AR
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Armenia
AM
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Australia
AU
|
Australia and New Zealand |
common |
codified
|
federal |
|
Austria
AT
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Azerbaijan
AZ
|
Western Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Bahamas
BS
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bahrain
BH
|
Western Asia |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bangladesh
BD
|
Southern Asia |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Barbados
BB
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Belarus
BY
|
Eastern Europe |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Belgium
BE
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Belize
BZ
|
Central America |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Benin
BJ
|
Western Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bhutan
BT
|
Southern Asia |
customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bolivia
BO
|
South America |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
|
Southern Europe |
civil, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Botswana
BW
|
Southern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Brazil
BR
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Brunei
BN
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bulgaria
BG
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Burkina Faso
BF
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Burundi
BI
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cabo Verde
CV
|
Western Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cambodia
KH
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cameroon
CM
|
Middle Africa |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Canada
CA
|
Northern America |
common, civil |
codified plus statutes
|
federal |
|
Central African Republic
CF
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Chad
TD
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Chile
CL
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
China
CN
|
Eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Colombia
CO
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Comoros
KM
|
Eastern Africa |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Congo, Republic of
CG
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Costa Rica
CR
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Croatia
HR
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cuba
CU
|
Caribbean |
socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cyprus
CY
|
Western Asia |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Czechia
CZ
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Côte d'Ivoire
CI
|
Western Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CD
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Denmark
DK
|
Northern Europe |
civil, nordic |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Djibouti
DJ
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, islamic, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Dominica
DM
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Dominican Republic
DO
|
Caribbean |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ecuador
EC
|
South America |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Egypt
EG
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
El Salvador
SV
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Eritrea
ER
|
Eastern Africa |
customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Estonia
EE
|
Northern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Eswatini
SZ
|
Southern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ethiopia
ET
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Fiji
FJ
|
Melanesia |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Finland
FI
|
Northern Europe |
civil, nordic |
codified
|
devolved |
|
France
FR
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Gabon
GA
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Gambia
GM
|
Western Africa |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Georgia
GE
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Germany
DE
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Ghana
GH
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Greece
GR
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Grenada
GD
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guatemala
GT
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guinea
GN
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Guinea-Bissau
GW
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guyana
GY
|
South America |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Haiti
HT
|
Caribbean |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Holy See
VA
|
Southern Europe |
canon, civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Honduras
HN
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Hungary
HU
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Iceland
IS
|
Northern Europe |
civil, nordic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
India
IN
|
Southern Asia |
common, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Indonesia
ID
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, islamic, customary |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Iran
IR
|
Southern Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Iraq
IQ
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Ireland
IE
|
Northern Europe |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Israel
IL
|
Western Asia |
common, jewish, mixed |
basic laws
|
unitary |
|
Italy
IT
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Jamaica
JM
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Japan
JP
|
Eastern Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Jordan
JO
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kazakhstan
KZ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kenya
KE
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kiribati
KI
|
Micronesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kuwait
KW
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kyrgyzstan
KG
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Laos
LA
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Latvia
LV
|
Northern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Lebanon
LB
|
Western Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Lesotho
LS
|
Southern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Liberia
LR
|
Western Africa |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Libya
LY
|
Northern Africa |
islamic, mixed |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Liechtenstein
LI
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Lithuania
LT
|
Northern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Luxembourg
LU
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Madagascar
MG
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Malawi
MW
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Malaysia
MY
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, islamic, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Maldives
MV
|
Southern Asia |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mali
ML
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Malta
MT
|
Southern Europe |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Marshall Islands
MH
|
Micronesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mauritania
MR
|
Western Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mauritius
MU
|
Eastern Africa |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mexico
MX
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
FM
|
Micronesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Moldova
MD
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Monaco
MC
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mongolia
MN
|
Eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Montenegro
ME
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Morocco
MA
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mozambique
MZ
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Myanmar
MM
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Namibia
NA
|
Southern Africa |
common, civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Nauru
NR
|
Micronesia |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Nepal
NP
|
Southern Asia |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Netherlands
NL
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
New Zealand
NZ
|
Australia and New Zealand |
common |
uncodified
|
devolved |
|
Nicaragua
NI
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Niger
NE
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Nigeria
NG
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
North Korea
KP
|
Eastern Asia |
socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
North Macedonia
MK
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Norway
NO
|
Northern Europe |
civil, nordic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Oman
OM
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
religious framework
|
unitary |
|
Pakistan
PK
|
Southern Asia |
common, islamic |
codified
|
federal |
|
Palau
PW
|
Micronesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Palestine
PS
|
Western Asia |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Panama
PA
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Papua New Guinea
PG
|
Melanesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Paraguay
PY
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Peru
PE
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Philippines
PH
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Poland
PL
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Portugal
PT
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Qatar
QA
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Romania
RO
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Russia
RU
|
Eastern Europe |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
federal |
|
Rwanda
RW
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KN
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
federal |
|
Saint Lucia
LC
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VC
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Samoa
WS
|
Polynesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
San Marino
SM
|
Southern Europe |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Saudi Arabia
SA
|
Western Asia |
islamic |
religious framework
|
unitary |
|
Senegal
SN
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Serbia
RS
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Seychelles
SC
|
Eastern Africa |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Sierra Leone
SL
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Singapore
SG
|
South-eastern Asia |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Slovakia
SK
|
Eastern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Slovenia
SI
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Solomon Islands
SB
|
Melanesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Somalia
SO
|
Eastern Africa |
islamic, customary, mixed |
transitional
|
federal |
|
South Africa
ZA
|
Southern Africa |
mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
South Korea
KR
|
Eastern Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
South Sudan
SS
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
transitional
|
federal |
|
Spain
ES
|
Southern Europe |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Sri Lanka
LK
|
Southern Asia |
common, customary, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Sudan
SD
|
Northern Africa |
islamic, customary, mixed |
transitional
|
federal |
|
Suriname
SR
|
South America |
civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Sweden
SE
|
Northern Europe |
nordic |
multiple fundamental laws
|
unitary |
|
Switzerland
CH
|
Western Europe |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Syria
SY
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
ST
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tajikistan
TJ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tanzania
TZ
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Thailand
TH
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Timor-Leste
TL
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Togo
TG
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tonga
TO
|
Polynesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tunisia
TN
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Turkmenistan
TM
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tuvalu
TV
|
Polynesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Türkiye
TR
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Uganda
UG
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ukraine
UA
|
Eastern Europe |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
United Arab Emirates
AE
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
federal |
|
United Kingdom
GB
|
Northern Europe |
common |
uncodified
|
devolved |
|
United States
US
|
Northern America |
common |
codified
|
federal |
|
Uruguay
UY
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Uzbekistan
UZ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Vanuatu
VU
|
Melanesia |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Venezuela
VE
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Vietnam
VN
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Yemen
YE
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Zambia
ZM
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Zimbabwe
ZW
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |