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- American Samoa (based on USA law)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bhutan
- Canada (except in Quebec, where a civil law system based on French law prevails in property and private matters)
- Domenica
- England and Wales
- Fiji
- Gibralta
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- India (except Goa which follows a Civil Law based on Portuguese Civil Law)
- Israel (common and civil law legal systems)
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands (based on USA law)
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua (common and civil law legal systems)
- Northern Ireland
- Palau (based on USA law)
- Pakistan (common and Islamic law legal systems)
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Vincents and the Grenadines
- Singapore (however, Muslims are subject to the Administration of Muslim Law Act, which gives the Syariah Court jurisdiction over Muslim personal law, e.g., marriage, inheritance and divorce)
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United States of America (common and civil law systems)
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThere are quite a few more than two countries practicing common law:
- American Samoa (based on USA law)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bhutan
- Canada (except in Quebec, where a civil law system based on French law prevails in property and private matters)
- Domenica
- England and Wales
- Fiji
- Gibralta
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- India (except Goa which follows a Civil Law based on Portuguese Civil Law)
- Israel (common and civil law legal systems)
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands (based on USA law)
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua (common and civil law legal systems)
- Northern Ireland
- Palau (based on USA law)
- Pakistan (common and islamic law legal systems)
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Vincents and the Grenadines
- Singapore (however, Muslims are subject to the Administration of Muslim Law Act, which gives the Syariah Court jurisdiction over Muslim personal law, e.g., marriage, inheritance and divorce)
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United States of America (common and civil law systems)
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