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/
Facts
Example Jurisdictions Connections
Includes
Source Constitution of Rwanda (Wikipedia)
Source Domitilla Mukantaganzwa - Wikipedia
Source Wikidata: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Source Gacaca court (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rwanda, found in there.
Sources
1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using itQuote, Introduction, jurisdictions using it
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.
Gacaca court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Gacaca court, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Gacaca court, Lead section
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
Includes: Domitilla Mukantaganzwa, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Domitilla Mukantaganzwa, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Rwandan jurist and judge
Constitution of Rwanda (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Rwanda, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Constitution of Rwanda, Wikipedia lead paragraph
of powers between the three branches. It condemns the Rwandan genocide in the preamble, expressing hope for rec
Wikidata: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Includes: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Wikipedia category: Rwandan lawyersView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.