Tonga's legal system is based on English common law, according to the comparative table in the Wikipedia article List of national legal systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Constitution of Tonga (Wikipedia)
Source Central Intelligence Agency: Tonga, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
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Tonga
View the SourceConstitution of Tonga (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Tonga, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Constitution of Tonga, Lead section
The Constitution of Tonga is supreme law under which the Government of Tonga operates.
Central Intelligence Agency: Tonga, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Group: Common Law in Australasia and the Pacific, Government, Legal system
English common law
Includes: Court of Appeal of Tonga, Government, legal system
English common law
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