Common law legal systems of former British territories in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean, where English law was introduced by colonial rule and kept after independence, often beside customary and religious personal law. A legal system belongs here when its cited article describes the law of such a country as common law. It excludes the Americas and the Pacific, which sit in their own groups.
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Law of Bangladesh - Wikipedia
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Bangladesh is a common law country, with its legal system inherited from the British during their colonial rule over British India.
Law of Cyprus (Wikipedia)
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Although Cypriot law is extensively codified, it is still heavily based on English common law in the sense that the fundamental principle of precedent applies.
Law of Singapore - Wikipedia
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The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system.
CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal system
CIA World FactbookHas Member: Law of Ghana, Government, Legal systemQuote, Has Member: Law of Ghana, Government, Legal system
mixed system of English common law and customary law
Central Intelligence Agency: Burma, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyHas Member: Law of Myanmar, Government, Legal systemQuote, Has Member: Law of Myanmar, Government, Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Uganda
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Has Member: Law of Uganda, Government, Legal systemQuote, Has Member: Law of Uganda, Government, Legal system
mixed system of English common law and customary law
Central Intelligence Agency: Tanzania, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation
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