Brazilian law rests on statutes, and more recently on a mechanism called sumulas vinculantes, binding precedents issued by the country's highest courts. The system derives mainly from European civil law, chiefly the Portuguese, Napoleonic French and German traditions.
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Example Jurisdictions Primary Source of LawStatutes under the 1988 Constitution of Brazil, supplemented since 2004 by binding precedents called sumulas vinculantes. 2 Classification
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Source Wikidata: Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Source Wikidata: Augusto Teixeira de Freitas
Source Wikidata: Clóvis Beviláqua
Brazil data protection statute, within the Brazilian civil law system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
Source Wikidata: Luís Roberto Barroso
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Brazil
The law of Brazil derives mainly from the European civil law systemsView the Source 2. Brazilian Law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWikipedia, Brazilian law, Constitution of Brazil sectionQuote, Wikipedia, Brazilian law, Constitution of Brazil section
The current Constitution of Brazil, created on October 5, 1988, is the supreme law of the country.
Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985Includes: General Data Protection Law (LGPD, Brazil)
Wikidata: Augusto Teixeira de Freitas
Includes: Augusto Teixeira de Freitas, Augusto Teixeira de Freitas (1816-1883) was a prominent Brazilian jurist whose prolific writings inspired all South American private law codifications.View the Source Wikidata: Clóvis Beviláqua
Includes: Clovis Bevilaqua, Clóvis Beviláqua (4 October 1859-26 July 1944) was a Brazilian jurist, historian and journalist born in Viçosa do Ceará, Ceará, in 1859.View the Source Wikidata: Luís Roberto Barroso
Includes: Luis Roberto Barroso, Luís Roberto Barroso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɫwis, ɫwiʃ ʁoˈbeɾtu baˈʁɔzu]; born 11 March 1958) is a Brazilian law professor, jurist, and retired Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil,...View the Source Wikidata: Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Includes: Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade ((1947-09-17)17 September 1947, (2022-05-29)29 May 2022) was a Brazilian jurist and international judge.View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: German Civil Law Tradition, opening list, German civil law bullet: Portugal and its former coloniesView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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