Uganda:
in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one
based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Ukraine:
based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative
acts
United Arab Emirates:
federal court system introduced in 1971; all
emirates except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ra's al Khaymah have joined the
federal system; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil,
criminal, and high courts
United Kingdom:
common law tradition with early Roman and modern
continental influences; no judicial review of Acts of Parliament;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; British
courts and legislation are increasingly subject to review by
European Union courts
United States:
based on English common law; judicial review of
legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Uruguay:
based on Spanish civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Uzbekistan:
evolution of Soviet civil law; still lacks independent
judicial system
Vanuatu:
unified system being created from former dual French and
British systems
Venezuela:
based on organic laws as of July 1999; open, adversarial
court system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Vietnam:
based on communist legal theory and French civil law system