Home›Common Law Family›Jurisdictions Using ItBrowse ByJurisdictions Using ItThis dimension names every jurisdiction that actually uses a given legal system. Wikipedia notes that "some countries have a single legal system, while others may have multiple overlapping legal systems arising from distinct sources of sovereign authority." Browsing this way collects every jurisdiction that shares the same legal system.FactsJurisdictions Using ItSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Source of LawWell-attestedJudicial Precedent 1Landmark Formation YearWell-attested1066 1Jurisdictions Using ItFilter Results32 entriesLegal FamilyAllCommon Law (30)Customary Law (2)Group TreeAllCommon Law in Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean (8)Common Law in Australasia and the Pacific (9)Common Law in the Americas and the Caribbean (10)Common Law of the British Isles and Its Foundations (9)Origin EraAll1066 (8)1189 (1)1789 (2)1826 (2)1841 (2)1878 (2)1901 (2)1937 (2)1968 (2)1973 (2)1987 (2)Parent Legal SystemAllCommon Law (13)Area (sq km)All21 (1)344 (1)439 (1)440 (1)744.3 (1)748 (1)750 (1)5131 (1)9251 (1)10,991 (1)13,880 (1)18,274 (1)22,966 (1)70,273 (1)148,460 (1)239,567 (1)241,038 (1)242,500 (1)245,857 (1)263,310 (1)462,840 (1)676,579 (1)947,303 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (2)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (10)Republic (14)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (13)Low (1)Lower-Middle (7)Upper-Middle (6)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1867 (1)1901 (1)1922 (1)1947 (2)1948 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1960 (1)1961 (1)1962 (3)1965 (1)1966 (1)1968 (1)1970 (2)1971 (1)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (1)1978 (1)1981 (2)LandlockedAllNo (25)Yes (1)PopulationAll12,025 (1)72,412 (1)100,179 (1)106,365 (1)114,621 (1)281,998 (1)397,483 (1)398,165 (1)926,276 (1)1,382,000 (1)1,512,779 (1)2,824,913 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,458,600 (1)6,110,200 (1)10,185,363 (1)17,521,167 (1)27,801,023 (2)35,039,451 (1)41,417,056 (1)45,905,417 (1)55,770,232 (1)67,462,121 (1)69,414,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)340,587,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32AfricaJurisdictions Using It1 entryAntigua and BarbudaJurisdictions Using It1 entryAsiaJurisdictions Using It4 entriesAustraliaJurisdictions Using It6 entriesAustraliaJurisdictions Using It3 entriesBahamasJurisdictions Using It1 entryBangladeshJurisdictions Using It1 entryBarbadosJurisdictions Using It1 entryBelizeJurisdictions Using It1 entryCanadaJurisdictions Using It1 entryCyprusJurisdictions Using It1 entryDominicaJurisdictions Using It1 entryEuropeJurisdictions Using It2 entriesFijiJurisdictions Using It1 entryGhanaJurisdictions Using It1 entryGrenadaJurisdictions Using It1 entryGuineaJurisdictions Using It1 entryIndiaJurisdictions Using It1 entryIrelandJurisdictions Using It1 entryJamaicaJurisdictions Using It1 entryMyanmarJurisdictions Using It1 entryNauruJurisdictions Using It1 entryNew ZealandJurisdictions Using It2 entriesNorth AmericaJurisdictions Using It10 entriesPapua New GuineaJurisdictions Using It1 entrySingaporeJurisdictions Using It1 entryTanzaniaJurisdictions Using It1 entryTongaJurisdictions Using It1 entryTrinidad and TobagoJurisdictions Using It1 entryUgandaJurisdictions Using It1 entryUnited KingdomJurisdictions Using It3 entriesUnited StatesJurisdictions Using It2 entriesSources1. Common law (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCommon law, lead section, primary source sentenceCommon law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.Common law, body section on originsoriginated in the practices of the courts of the English kings in the centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.