Mozambique's law is based on Portuguese civil law, according to the comparative table in the Wikipedia article List of national legal systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Example Jurisdictions In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
Sources
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: German Civil Law Tradition, opening list, German civil law bullet: Portugal and its former colonies
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