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based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/Angola/d_gv.html
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... civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; legal code modified to bring it in line with Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) obligations ...
www.exxun.com/CzechRepublic/d_gv.html
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based on French civil codes; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/d_gv.html
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... Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian ...
www.exxun.com/HolySee_VaticanCity/a_fg.html
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Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/c_pp.html
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based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and election codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/d_gv.html
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temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
www.exxun.com/Ireland/b_mp.html
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based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/Ireland/d_gv.html
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... were declared illegal, and the country reverted to the AKAYEV-era 2003 constitution, which was subsequently modified in a flawed referendum initiated by BAKIEV. The president then dissolved parliament, called for early ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
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modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/b_mp.html
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tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
www.exxun.com/Mauritius/b_mp.html
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tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/b_mp.html
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tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
www.exxun.com/Niue/b_mp.html
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temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
www.exxun.com/Norway/b_mp.html
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modified unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats; members are elected by popular vote by proportional representation to serve four-year terms); note - in 2009 the number of seats will change to 165 ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/d_gv.html
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... remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October ...
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/b_mp.html
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tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
www.exxun.com/PitcairnIslands/b_mp.html
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... civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and ...
www.exxun.com/Slovakia/d_gv.html
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... Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/a_fg.html
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... municipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural) note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for ...
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/d_gv.html
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tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
www.exxun.com/Tonga/b_mp.html
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white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch ...
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/d_gv.html
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tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
www.exxun.com/Zambia/b_mp.html
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... term); election last held 2 and 16 November 2004 (next to be held in November 2008) election results: Togiola TULAFONO elected governor; percent of vote - Togiola TULAFONO 55.7%, Afoa Moega LUTU 44.3
www.exxun.com/AmericanSamoa/d_gv.html
