Jurisdictions
195 countries and 511 jurisdictions — down to
counties, cities, court circuits and special administrative regions.
Countries
| Country |
Region |
Legal tradition |
Constitution |
Structure |
|
Antigua and Barbuda
AG
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Argentina
AR
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Bahamas
BS
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Barbados
BB
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Belize
BZ
|
Central America |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bolivia
BO
|
South America |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Brazil
BR
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Canada
CA
|
Northern America |
common, civil |
codified plus statutes
|
federal |
|
Chile
CL
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Colombia
CO
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Costa Rica
CR
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cuba
CU
|
Caribbean |
socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Dominica
DM
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Dominican Republic
DO
|
Caribbean |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Ecuador
EC
|
South America |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
El Salvador
SV
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Grenada
GD
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guatemala
GT
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Guyana
GY
|
South America |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Haiti
HT
|
Caribbean |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Honduras
HN
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Jamaica
JM
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mexico
MX
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |
|
Nicaragua
NI
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Panama
PA
|
Central America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Paraguay
PY
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Peru
PE
|
South America |
civil |
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 |
|
Suriname
SR
|
South America |
civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
|
Caribbean |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
United States
US
|
Northern America |
common |
codified
|
federal |
|
Uruguay
UY
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Venezuela
VE
|
South America |
civil |
codified
|
federal |