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Like every country that isn't Anglophone, Japan does not have a common law system, it's based on Germany's civil law system IIRC.

US is primarily English speaking and is not common law based. I assume the same is true for many Carribbean and Pacific island nations.

What universe do you live in? The US is absolutely a common law country.

Not Louisiana!

I guess its French origins might be related to that then.

Depends on if you’re talking about civil or criminal law.

I thought we were limiting it to English-speaking areas...

Maybe you're joking, but Louisiana is an English-speaking area. There's only a small part of the state where they commonly speak Cajun French.

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