Law in the Republic of Vanuatu is a mixed system combining the legacy of English common law, French civil law and indigenous customary law. The Parliament of Vanuatu is the primary law-making body today, but pre-independence French and British statutes, English common law principles and indigenous custom all continue to enjoy constitutional and judicial recognition. 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 Constitution of Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Viran Molisa Trief
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Vanuatu
a mixed system combining the legacy of English common law, French civil law and indigenous customary lawView the Source 2. Law of Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
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Law in the Republic of Vanuatu consists of a mixed system combining the legacy of English common law, French civil law and indigenous customary law.
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In Group: Civil and Common Law Hybrid Systems, Civil law and common law table: Vanuatu rowView the Source Constitution of Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
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The Constitution of Vanuatu is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. It
Wikipedia: Viran Molisa Trief
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Viran Molisa Trief (born 1977) is a Ni-Vanuatu jurist who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu since July 2019; she was the first Ni-Vanuatu woman to hold that role.
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