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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1991 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1992 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1993 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1994 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1995 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1996 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1997 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1998 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
1999 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law; some influence of English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2000 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2001 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2002 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2003 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2004 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2005 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2006 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
2007 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
2008 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
2009 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
2010 rooted in Roman and Spanish civil law with increasing influence of English common law; recent judicial reforms include abandoning Napoleonic legal codes in favor of the oral adversarial system; accepts ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
2011 civil law system
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