The legal system of Guatemala 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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Guatemala
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of Guatemala. It sets the bases for the organization of Guatemalan government and it outlines the three main branche
Central Intelligence Agency: Guatemala, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIncludes: Constitutional Court of Guatemala, Government, legal system
civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
Includes: Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala, Government, legal system
civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
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