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Law of Cote d'Ivoire

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The legal system of Cote d'Ivoire is classified as a civil law system, based on the French civil law system. 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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Constitution of Ivory Coast

Law of Cote d'Ivoire
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Civil Law, Legal Systems
Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Constitution of Ivory Coast, Codes
Source Constitution of Ivory Coast (Wikipedia)
Court of Cassation of Cote d'Ivoire, Courts
Source Central Intelligence Agency: Cote d'Ivoire, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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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: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list: former French colony in Latin America/Africa/Middle East group
  • In Legal Family: Civil Law, Section: Civil law
    Ivory Coast
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Constitution of Ivory Coast (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Ivory Coast, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Constitution of Ivory Coast, Introduction
The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016, and officially adopted on November 8, 2016.
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Central Intelligence Agency: Cote d'Ivoire, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIncludes: Court of Cassation of Cote d'Ivoire, Government, legal system
Quote, Includes: Court of Cassation of Cote d'Ivoire, Government, legal system
civil law system based on the French civil code
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