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Pages in category "Law of Mauritius" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Mix of Islamic law and French Civil Codes, Islamic law largely applicable to both criminal, family law, and other forms of personal laws such as disputes. Mauritius: Civil law and sharia personal law for Muslims. Morocco: Based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law system. Islamic law is mainly for personal matters and Jews use ...
The modern system of law in Mauritius is an amalgamation of French civil law and common law, while the civil and criminal proceedings are modelled based on British practice. The civil aspects governing the Mauritian Legal System are namely; contract law, société, civil rights, property law and the civil procedure. [3]
The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius (French: La Constitution de Maurice) is the supreme law of Mauritius, according to Chapter I, Section 2 of the constitution, if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. The current Constitution was adopted in 1968.
Under British rule, the island's name reverted to Mauritius. [7] The British rule established a two tier system where the justice can have a higher appeal in Majesty's council. By 1851, after many changes in the judicial administration laws, Supreme Court was established as the body of appeal, making it again a single tiered jurisdiction.
The Attorney General's Office, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional Reforms of Mauritius provides legal and legislative drafting services to the government of Mauritius.
Politics of Mauritius (French: Politique à Maurice) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three branches of the Government of Mauritius , namely the legislative , the executive and the Judiciary , is embedded in the Constitution of Mauritius .
Location of Mauritius . This is a partial list of topics related to Mauritius. ... Elections in Mauritius; Law enforcement in Mauritius; ... State Bank of Mauritius ...