The legal system of Burkina Faso is classified as a civil law system, based on French civil law. 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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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.
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Burkina Faso
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The Constitution of Burkina Faso was approved by referendum on 2 June 1991, formal
World Factbook archive, Burkina Faso profile
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civil law based on the French model and customary law
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