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 |
|
Armenia
AM
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Azerbaijan
AZ
|
Western Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Bahrain
BH
|
Western Asia |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bangladesh
BD
|
Southern Asia |
common, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Bhutan
BT
|
Southern Asia |
customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Brunei
BN
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Cambodia
KH
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
China
CN
|
Eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Cyprus
CY
|
Western Asia |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Georgia
GE
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
devolved |
|
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 |
|
Israel
IL
|
Western Asia |
common, jewish, mixed |
basic laws
|
unitary |
|
Japan
JP
|
Eastern Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Jordan
JO
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Kazakhstan
KZ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
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 |
|
Lebanon
LB
|
Western Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Malaysia
MY
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, islamic, customary |
codified
|
federal |
|
Maldives
MV
|
Southern Asia |
islamic, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Mongolia
MN
|
Eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Myanmar
MM
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Nepal
NP
|
Southern Asia |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
federal |
|
North Korea
KP
|
Eastern Asia |
socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Oman
OM
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
religious framework
|
unitary |
|
Pakistan
PK
|
Southern Asia |
common, islamic |
codified
|
federal |
|
Palestine
PS
|
Western Asia |
civil, customary, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Philippines
PH
|
South-eastern Asia |
common, civil, mixed |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Qatar
QA
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Saudi Arabia
SA
|
Western Asia |
islamic |
religious framework
|
unitary |
|
Singapore
SG
|
South-eastern Asia |
common |
codified
|
unitary |
|
South Korea
KR
|
Eastern Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Sri Lanka
LK
|
Southern Asia |
common, customary, civil, mixed |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Syria
SY
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
transitional
|
unitary |
|
Tajikistan
TJ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Thailand
TH
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Timor-Leste
TL
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, customary |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Turkmenistan
TM
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Türkiye
TR
|
Western Asia |
civil |
codified
|
unitary |
|
United Arab Emirates
AE
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic |
codified
|
federal |
|
Uzbekistan
UZ
|
Central Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
devolved |
|
Vietnam
VN
|
South-eastern Asia |
civil, socialist |
codified
|
unitary |
|
Yemen
YE
|
Western Asia |
civil, islamic, customary |
codified
|
unitary |