The law of South America is one of the most unified in the world: all countries but Guyana can be said to follow civil law systems, though recent developments in the law of Brazil suggest a move toward the doctrine of stare decisis. 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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1. Wikipedia: Law in South America
All countries but Guyana can be said to follow civil law systemsView the Source Law in South America (Wikipedia)
In Group: Civil Law in the Middle East and Latin America, Introduction, sentence 2Quote, In Group: Civil Law in the Middle East and Latin America, Introduction, sentence 2
All countries but Guyana can be said to follow civil law systems, although recent developments in the law of Brazil suggest a move towards the stare decisis doctrine.
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