The legal system of Fiji is classified as a common law system, based on English common law. As in other common law jurisdictions, judge-made case precedent sits alongside statute as a binding source of law. 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 List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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Source Constitution of Fiji (Wikipedia)
Source Daniel Fatiaki (Wikipedia)
Source Joni Madraiwiwi (Wikipedia)
Source Kamal Kumar (Wikipedia)
Source Salesi Temo - Wikipedia
Source Timoci Tuivaga (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
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1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
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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: Common Law, Section: Common law
Fiji
View the SourceConstitution of Fiji (Wikipedia)
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The Constitution of Fiji is the supreme law of Fiji.
Salesi Temo - Wikipedia
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is a Fijian jurist
Timoci Tuivaga (Wikipedia)
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was a Fijian judge
Kamal Kumar (Wikipedia)
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was a Fijian jurist who served as Chief Justice of F
Joni Madraiwiwi (Wikipedia)
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was a prominent Fijian lawyer
Daniel Fatiaki (Wikipedia)
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Taniela (Daniel) Vafo'ou Fatiaki CF (born 1954) was the Chief Justice of Fiji from 1 August 2002, when he succeeded Sir Timoci Tuivaga, till 5 December 2008.
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