The legal system of Haiti is classified as a civil law system, based on the Napoleonic Civil Code. 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 Haiti (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
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1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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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, country row: Based on Napoleonic civil law
View the SourceConstitution of Haiti (Wikipedia)
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The Constitution of Haiti (French: Constitution d'Haïti, Haitian Creole: Konstitisyon Ayiti) is the supreme law of the Republic of Haiti.
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