Belgian law is a civil law system inspired by Roman law and shaped in large part by the French legal tradition, particularly the French Civil Code of 1804, whose Napoleonic codes were applied in Belgium from 1795 and remained in force unchanged when the country gained independence from the Netherlands in 1830. Belgium is a federal state with a constitutional monarchy and three official languages, French, Dutch and German, and its constitution, adopted in 1831, can be amended only with a two thirds vote in both houses of Parliament. Legislation is the primary source of law, with case law and academic writing playing a lesser role since Belgium has no formal doctrine of binding precedent. The Court of Cassation sits at the top of a judiciary organized into five judicial areas subdivided into twenty six districts and two hundred nine cantons, and Belgian law also incorporates European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights, which the country ratified in 1955.
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Source Belgian Code of Criminal Procedure (Wikipedia)
Source Belgian Judicial Code (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Carlo Bronne
Source Charles de Visscher (Wikipedia)
Source Chris van den Wyngaert (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Chris Van Den Wyngaert
Source Commercial Tribunal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Council of Brabant (Wikipedia)
Source Council of State (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Court of appeal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Court of assizes (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Court of labour (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Edouard Rolin-Jaequemyns (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Fientje Moerman
Source Wikidata: Francois Laurent
Source Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns (Wikipedia)
Source Justice of the peace (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Koen Lenaerts
Source Police tribunal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
Source Tribunal of first instance (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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1. Law of Belgium (Wikipedia)
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Source of law
the primary source of law in Belgium is legislation
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The legal system of Belgium is based on civil law.
View the SourceWikidata: Koen Lenaerts
Includes: Koen Lenaerts, Koenraad Lenaerts, Baron Lenaerts (Dutch: [kun ˈleːnaːrts]; born 20 December 1954) is a Belgian jurist and the president of the Court of Justice of the European Union.View the Source Wikidata: Fientje Moerman
Includes: Fientje Moerman, Joséphine Rebecca Marie Julienne Bertha "Fientje" Moerman (born 19 October 1958) is a Belgian liberal politician and currently a judge on the Constitutional Court of Belgium.View the Source Wikidata: Chris Van Den Wyngaert
Includes: Christine Van den Wyngaert, Christine, Baroness Van den Wyngaert (born 2 April 1952) is a Belgian jurist and judge.View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list, French civil law bullet: Benelux countries named directlyView the Source Belgian Judicial Code (Wikipedia)
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The Belgian Judicial Code (Dutch: Gerechtelijk Wetboek, French: Code Judiciaire, German: Gerichtsgesetzbuch) is a code of law in the country of Belgium, formally adopted on 10 October 1967 and currently still in force.
Police tribunal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The police tribunal (Dutch: politierechtbank, French: tribunal de police, German: Polizeigericht) is the traffic court and trial court which tries minor contraventions in the judicial system of Belgium.
Justice of the peace (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The justice of the peace (Dutch: vredegerecht, French: justice de paix, German: Friedensgericht) is the small claims court in the judicial system of Belgium, and stands at the bottom of the Belgian judicial hierarchy.
Tribunal of first instance (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The tribunals of first instance (Dutch: rechtbank van eerste aanleg, French: tribunal de première instance, German: Gericht erster Instanz) are the main trial courts in the judicial system of Belgium.
Court of appeal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The courts of appeal (Dutch: hof van beroep, French: cour d'appel, German: Appellationshof) are the main appellate courts in the judicial system of Belgium, which hear appeals against judgements of the tribunals of first instance, the enterprise tribunals and the presidents of those tribunals in their judicial area.
Commercial Tribunal (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The Business Court (Dutch: Ondernemingsrechtbank, French: Tribunal de l’entreprise, German: Unternehmensgericht) in Belgium is a court which deals with commercial litigation that exceeds the competence of the Justice of the Peace and hears appeals against the decisions of the Justice of the Peace in commercial cases.
Court of labour (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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The court of labour (Dutch: arbeidshof, French: cour du travail, German: Arbeitsgerichtshof) is the appellate court in the judicial system of Belgium which hears appeals against judgements of the labour tribunals and the presidents of those tribunals in their respective judicial area.
Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Belgian lawyer
Wikipedia: Carlo Bronne
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was a Belgian historian
Charles de Visscher (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Charles de Visscher, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Charles de Visscher, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Belgian scholar and practitioner of internation
Chris van den Wyngaert (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Chris Van den Wyngaert, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Chris Van den Wyngaert, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Belgian jurist and judge
Wikidata: Francois Laurent
Includes: Francois Laurent, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Francois Laurent, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Belgian historian and jurisconsult
Edouard Rolin-Jaequemyns (Wikipedia)
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was a Belgian jurist
Council of State (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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German: Staatsrat) is the supreme administrative court of Belgium. Its functions include assisting the executive wi
Court of assizes (Belgium) (Wikipedia)
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in the judicial system of Belgium. It is the highest Belgian court with criminal jurisdiction; as such, it is
Belgian Code of Criminal Procedure (Wikipedia)
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The Belgian Code of Criminal Procedure (Dutch: Wetboek van St
Council of Brabant (Wikipedia)
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rights and liberties established in the Joyous Entry. The Belgian Federal Parliament now sits in the building that
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