Sudan:
based on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January
1991, the now defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic
law in the northern states; Islamic law applies to all residents of
the northern states regardless of their religion; some separate
religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Suriname:
based on Dutch legal system incorporating French penal
theory
Svalbard:
NA
Swaziland:
based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory
courts and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Sweden:
civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Switzerland:
civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees
of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Syria:
based on Islamic law and civil law system; special religious
courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Tajikistan:
based on civil law system; no judicial review of
legislative acts
Tanzania:
based on English common law; judicial review of
legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Thailand:
based on civil law system, with influences of common law;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction