Macau
based on Portuguese civil law system
Macedonia
based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative
acts
Madagascar
based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy
law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Malawi
based on English common law and customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Malaysia
based on English common law; judicial review of legislative
acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the
federation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; Islamic
law is applied to Muslims in matters of family law and religion
Maldives
based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law
primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Mali
based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court (which was
formally established on 9 March 1994); has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction
Malta
based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Marshall Islands
based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the
legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws
Mauritania
a combination of Shari'a (Islamic law) and French civil
law