Uruguay
based on Spanish civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Uzbekistan
based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction
Vanuatu
unified system being created from former dual French and
British systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Venezuela
open, adversarial court system; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Vietnam
based on communist legal theory and French civil law system;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Virgin Islands
based on US laws
Wake Island
the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Wallis and Futuna
the laws of France, where applicable, apply
World
all members of the UN are parties to the statute that
established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court
Yemen
based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, and
local tribal customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction