| Types & Characteristics | National Formulation | Compulsory Guarantee | System Specification | Explicit Disclosure | Equity and Justice | Universal Constraint |
| National Law | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Treaty in Force | ⊙ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Uniform Rules of International Commerce | ⊙ | ⊙ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Treaties not in Force | ⊙ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Customary International Law | ○ | ⊙ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Model law | ⊙ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Religious Law | ○ | ⊙ | ⊙ | ⊙ | ⊙ | ○ |
| Tribal Law | ○ | ⊙ | ○ | ○ | ⊙ | ○ |