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Law of Dominica

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The legal system of Dominica 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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  • 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.
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Politics of Dominica (Wikipedia)
Includes: Constitution of Dominica, Introduction
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The politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
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