Bolivian law rests on a civil law tradition shaped heavily by Spanish colonial rule and later by the Napoleonic Code. Bolivia has had seventeen constitutions, and its legal sources have historically drawn on acts of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, legislative codes such as the Codigo Santa Cruz, Spanish law, Roman civil law, and ancient Peruvian customary practice. Contemporary Bolivian law includes a 1977 commercial code and newer legislation such as the 2010 Law of the Rights of Mother Earth.
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It was adopted on 7 February 2009 and superseded the Constitution of 1967.
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The Constitution of Bolivia, officially known as the Political Constitution of the State (Spanish: Constitución Política del Estado) is the supreme law of Bolivia.
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(3) Decisions of the Bolivian courts. (4) Spanish law. (5) Roman civil law. (6) The ancient Peruvian law, or the customs and usages of the country.
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View the SourceWilfredo Chávez - Wikipedia
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Wilfredo Franz David Chávez Serrano (born 26 June 1969) is a Bolivian lawyer, professor, and politician serving as the Attorney General of Bolivia since 12 November 2020 during the government of Luis Arce.
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé - Wikipedia
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Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born 2 March 1956) is a Bolivian judge who briefly served as the 64th president of Bolivia from 2005 to 2006 on an interim basis following the resignation of President Carlos Mesa during the 2005 political crisis.
René Blattmann (Wikipedia)
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is a Bolivian judge
Bolivia 2009 constitution as published by Constitute
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The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction.
Central Intelligence Agency: Bolivia, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and ethnic groups' pre-colonial law
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