The legal system of Cote d'Ivoire is classified as a civil law system, based on the French civil law system. As in other civil law jurisdictions, its primary source of law is codified legislation rather than binding judicial precedent. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Constitution of Ivory Coast (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cote d'Ivoire, found in there.
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1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
- In Group: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list: former French colony in Latin America/Africa/Middle East group
View the SourceConstitution of Ivory Coast (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Ivory Coast, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Constitution of Ivory Coast, Introduction
The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016, and officially adopted on November 8, 2016.
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