Jurisdictions
195 countries and 511 jurisdictions — down to
counties, cities, court circuits and special administrative regions.
Countries
| Country |
Region |
Legal tradition |
Constitution |
Structure |
|
Algeria
DZ
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Angola
AO
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Benin
BJ
|
Western Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Botswana
BW
|
Southern Africa |
common, customary |
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 |
|
Cameroon
CM
|
Middle Africa |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Central African Republic
CF
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Chad
TD
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Comoros
KM
|
Eastern Africa |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
Congo, Republic of
CG
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Côte d'Ivoire
CI
|
Western Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CD
|
Middle Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Djibouti
DJ
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, islamic, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Egypt
EG
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Eritrea
ER
|
Eastern Africa |
customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Eswatini
SZ
|
Southern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ethiopia
ET
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Gabon
GA
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Gambia
GM
|
Western Africa |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ghana
GH
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guinea
GN
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Guinea-Bissau
GW
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kenya
KE
|
Eastern Africa |
common, 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 |
|
Madagascar
MG
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Malawi
MW
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mali
ML
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mauritania
MR
|
Western Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mauritius
MU
|
Eastern Africa |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Morocco
MA
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mozambique
MZ
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Namibia
NA
|
Southern Africa |
common, civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Niger
NE
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Nigeria
NG
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Rwanda
RW
|
Eastern Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Senegal
SN
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Seychelles
SC
|
Eastern Africa |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Sierra Leone
SL
|
Western Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Somalia
SO
|
Eastern Africa |
islamic, customary, mixed |
transitional
|
federal |
|
South Africa
ZA
|
Southern Africa |
mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
South Sudan
SS
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
transitional
|
federal |
|
Sudan
SD
|
Northern Africa |
islamic, customary, mixed |
transitional
|
federal |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
ST
|
Middle Africa |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tanzania
TZ
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Togo
TG
|
Western Africa |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Tunisia
TN
|
Northern Africa |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Uganda
UG
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Zambia
ZM
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Zimbabwe
ZW
|
Eastern Africa |
common, customary |
codified
|
unitary |