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Common law
Mixed system using common law
civil, customary, and/or religious law, see other map for more details
Countries which use common law, based on information from [1]archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Based on GNU blank map on commons.
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Japan and the Philippines use only civil law. Iran uses only the theocratic Islamic Sharia law. None of the Arab countries use common law, but use either a mixture of Sharia law and civil law or only Sharia law or civil law. Israel uses a mixture of commo
{{legend|#000080|Common law}} {{legend|#0080ff|Mixed system using common law}} Countries which use common law, based on information from [http://www.droitcivil.uottawa.ca/world-legal-systems/eng-tableau.php#g]. Based on GNU blank map on commons. [[Cat