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L'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)

Regroups 52 States + 3 governments
Head Office : Paris
Website: www.francophonie.org

Legal Systems: 19 of Civil law; 17 of Civil/Customary law; 6 of Civil law/Muslim law;
5 of Civil law/Common law; 3 of Common law; 2 of Civil law/Common law/Customary  
Law; 1 of Customary law; 1 of Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law; 1of Common law/
Customary Law.

Alphabetical Index of the Francophonie Members and corresponding legal system

Albania Civil law
AndorraCustomary law
Belgium (BL) Civil law
Belgium French Community (BL) Civil law
Benin Civil law
Bulgaria Civil law
Burkina Fasso Civil law / Customary law
Burundi Civil law / Customary law
Cambodia Civil law
Cameroon Civil law / Common law / Customary law
Canada (CD) Common law (minus QUEBEC: Civil law / Common law)
Cape Verde Civil law
Central Africa Republic Civil law
Chad Civil law / Customary law
Comoros Islands Civil law / Muslim law
Cyprus* Civil law / Common law
Congo Civil law / Customary law
Congo, Democratic Republic of Civil law / Customary law
Côte d’Ivoire Civil law / Customary law
Djibouti Civil law / Muslim law / Customary law
DominicaCommon law
Egypt Muslim law / Civil law
Equatorial Guinea Civil law / Customary law
France Civil law
Gabon Civil law / Customary law
Ghana*Common law / Customary law
Greece Civil law
Guinea Civil law / Customary law
Guinea-Bissau Civil law / Customary law
Haiti Civil law
Laos Civil law
Lebanon Civil law / Muslim law
Luxembourg Civil law
Macedonia Civil law
Madagascar Civil law / Customary law
Mali Civil law / Customary law
Mauritius Civil law / Common law
Mauritania Muslim law / Civil law
Moldavia Civil law
Monaco Civil law
Morocco Muslim law / Civil law
Niger Civil law / Customary law
New-Brunswick (CD)Common law
Québec (CD) Civil law / Common law
Romania Civil law
Rwanda Civil law / Customary law
Saint Lucia Civil law / Common law
Sao Tome and Principe Civil law / Customary law
Senegal Civil law / Customary law
Seychelles Common law / Civil law
Switzerland Civil law
Togo Civil law / Customary law
Tunisia Civil law / Muslim law
Vanuatu Civil law / Customary law / Common law
Vietnam Civil law
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Last updated: 2021.04.01