Law of South America

Law of South America

The law of South America is one of the most unified in the world. All countries can be said to follow civil law systems, though recent developments in the law of Brazil suggest a move towards the "stare decisis" doctrine. Moreover, all countries have recently signed up to the Union of South American Nations agreement, which aims to establish a system of supra-national law along the lines of the European Union.

upranational agreements

* Andean Community
* Mercosur
* Union of South American Nations

Countries

* Law of Argentina
* Law of Bolivia
* Law of Brazil
* Law of Chile
* Law of Colombia
* Law of Ecuador
* Law of Guyana
* Law of Panama
* Law of Paraguay
* Law of Peru
* Law of Suriname
* Law of Trinidad and Tobago
* Law of Uruguay
* Law of Venezuela

Territories

* Law of Aruba
* Law of Falkland Islands
* Law of French Guiana
* Law of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

ee also

* Legal systems of the world


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