Rwanda's legal system is a mixture of Belgian civil law and English common law, according to the comparative table in the Wikipedia article List of national legal systems. 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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Source Domitilla Mukantaganzwa - Wikipedia
Source Wikidata: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Source Gacaca court (Wikipedia)
Source CIA World Factbook: The World Factbook: Legal system
Source Rwanda Judiciary: Courts Structure
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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.
In Legal Family: Mixed Systems, National legal systems table, Rwanda
Mixture of Belgian civil law and English common law
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CIA World FactbookIncludes: Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995, Government, Legal system
mixed system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law
In Group: Mixed and Pluralist Legal Systems of Africa, Government, Legal system
mixed system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts
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The Gacaca courts (Kinyarwanda: [ɡɑ.t͡ʃɑ̌ː.t͡ʃɑ]) were a system of transitional justice in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. 'Gacaca', meaning "short grass" referred to the public space where neighborhood male elders (abagabo) would meet to solve local problems.
Domitilla Mukantaganzwa - Wikipedia
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is a Rwandan jurist and judge
Constitution of Rwanda (Wikipedia)
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of powers between the three branches. It condemns the Rwandan genocide in the preamble, expressing hope for rec
Wikidata: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
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Article 153 of Rwanda Constitution of 2003 as revised in 2023 provides that courts consist of Ordinary and Specialized Courts.
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