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    This document lists the legal systems of various Commonwealth members. It shows that most countries have a mixed legal system comprising aspects of common law, civil law, customary law, and in some cases Muslim law. A few countries like Australia and Canada solely follow common law. The majority of Commonwealth nations incorporate common law into their mixed legal frameworks.

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    This document lists the legal systems of various Commonwealth members. It shows that most countries have a mixed legal system comprising aspects of common law, civil law, customary law, and in some cases Muslim law. A few countries like Australia and Canada solely follow common law. The majority of Commonwealth nations incorporate common law into their mixed legal frameworks.

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    Legal Systems of Commonwealth Members

    POLITICAL ENTITY LEGAL SYSTEM


    Antigua & Barbuda Common Law
    Australia Common Law
    The Bahamas Common Law
    Bangladesh Mixed (Common Law / Muslim Law)
    Barbados Common Law
    Belize Common Law
    Botswana Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Brunei Darussalam Mixed (Muslim Law / Common Law / Customary Law)
    Cameroon Mixed (Civil Law / Common Law / Customary Law)
    Canada Common Law
    Cyprus Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Dominica Common Law
    Fiji Islands Common Law
    The Gambia Mixed (Muslim Law / Common Law / Customary Law)
    Ghana Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Grenada Common Law
    Guyana Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    India Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Muslim Law)
    Jamaica Common Law
    Kenya Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Muslim Law)
    Kiribati Common Law
    Lesotho Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Civil Law)
    Malawi Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law)
    Malaysia Mixed (Muslim Law / Common Law / Customary Law)
    Maldives Muslim Law
    Malta Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Mauritius Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Mozambique Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Namibia Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Nauru Common Law
    New Zealand Common Law
    Nigeria Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Muslim Law)
    Pakistan Mixed ( Common Law / Muslim Law)
    Papua New Guinea Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Samoa Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Seychelles Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Sierra Leone Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Singapore Mixed ( Common Law / Muslim Law)
    Solomon Islands Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    South Africa Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Sri Lanka Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Civil Law)
    St Kitts & Nevis Common Law
    St Lucia Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    St Vincent & The Grenadines Common Law
    Swaziland Mixed ( Common Law / Customary Law / Civil Law)
    United Republic of Tanzania Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Tonga Common Law
    Trinidad & Tobago Common Law
    Tuvalu Common Law
    Uganda Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    United Kingdom Common Law
    Vanuatu Mixed (Common Law / Civil Law)
    Zambia Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law)
    Zimbabwe Mixed (Common Law / Customary Law / Civil Law)

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