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Law of the Central African Republic

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The legal system of the Central African Republic 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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Central African Republic 1
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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Constitution of the Central African Republic, Codes
Source Constitution of the Central African Republic (Wikipedia)
Court of Cassation of the Central African Republic, Courts
Source World Factbook archive, Central African Republic profile
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Africa

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Central Africa

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Central African Republic

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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, country row: Based on the French civil law system
  • In Legal Family: Civil Law, Section: Civil law
    Central African Republic
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Constitution of the Central African Republic (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of the Central African Republic, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Constitution of the Central African Republic, Lead section
The Constitution of the Central African Republic (French: Constitution de la République centrafricaine) was approved by referendum on December 15, 2015 and formally adopted on March 27, 2016.
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World Factbook archive, Central African Republic profile
Includes: Court of Cassation of the Central African Republic, Government, legal system
Quote, Includes: Court of Cassation of the Central African Republic, Government, legal system
civil law system based on the French model
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