Bolivia:
based on Spanish law and Napoleonic Code; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
based on civil law system
Botswana:
based on Roman-Dutch law and local customary law; judicial
review limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Bouvet Island:
the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Brazil:
based on Roman codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
British Indian Ocean Territory:
the laws of the UK, where
applicable, apply
British Virgin Islands:
English law
Brunei:
based on English common law; for Muslims, Islamic Shari'a
law supersedes civil law in a number of areas
Bulgaria:
civil law and criminal law based on Roman law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Burkina Faso:
based on French civil law system and customary law