USA:

Legal system:
common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal
systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil
code; judicial review of legislative acts
Legal system: federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own
unique legal system, of which all but one (Louisiana, which is still influenced by the
Napoleonic Code) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; has
not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Fiji:
Legal system:
common law system based on the English model
Legal system: based on British system
NZ:
Legal system:
common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for
the Maori
Legal system: based on English law, with special land legislation and land courts for the
Maori; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
JAPAN:
Legal system:
civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence
and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Legal system: modeled after German civil law system with English-American influence;
judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction with reservations
Australia:
Legal system:
common law system based on the English model
Legal system: based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Germany:
Legal system:
civil law system
Legal system: civil law system with indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative
acts in the Federal Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
UK:
Legal system:
common law system; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the
Human Rights Act of 1998
Legal system: based on common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental
influences; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights
Act of 1998; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Sweden:
Legal system:
civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law
Legal system: civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction with reservations