Portuguese law belongs to the civil law family, the tradition English speaking countries often use for legal systems descended from the medieval European ius commune, itself rooted in Roman law. It shares many features with the legal systems of most Continental European countries.
Facts
Example JurisdictionsAutonomous regions of Portugal 2 Primary Source of Law Classification
Legal Family Connections
In Legal System
Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Civil Law Family), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.
Includes
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Law of Portugal
The Law of Portugal is part of the family of civil law legal systemsView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Law of Portugal
Main laws of Portugal, second sentence
The principal law of Portugal is the Constitution (1976), which also constitutes the framework of the branch of constitutional law.
Hierarchy of the laws, sentence on autonomous regions
The legislative function reserved for the bodies of self-government of the autonomous regions is assured by their respective regional legislative assemblies
View the SourceList of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: German Civil Law Tradition, opening list, German civil law bullet: Portugal named directlyView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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