The legal system of Costa Rica is classified as a civil law system, based on the Napoleonic Civil Code. 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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is a Costa Rican feminist
Francisco Dall'Anese - Wikipedia
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is a Costa Rican jurist and writer who served as the
Wikipedia: Fernando Cruz Castro
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is a Costa Rican lawyer and judge who served as the
Elizabeth Odio Benito - Wikipedia
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is a Costa Rican jurist
Constitution of Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
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is the supreme law of Costa Rica. At the end of the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War, José Figueres Ferrer oversaw the Costa
Nancy Hernández López (Wikipedia)
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Nancy Julieta Hernández López (born 1963) is a Costa Rican lawyer, professor, judge, and current member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights with respect to Costa Rica since 2022 and was its president between 2024 and 2025.
Ángela Acuña Braun (Wikipedia)
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Costa Rica Poder Judicial site, Corte Plena page
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Los magistrados de la Corte suprema de justicia serán elegidos por un período de ocho años y por los votos de dos terceras partes de la totalidad de los miembros de la Asamblea legislativa.
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