Law in South America
The law of South America is one of the most unified in the world. All countries but Guyana[1] can be said to follow civil law systems, although recent developments in the law of Brazil suggest a move towards the stare decisis doctrine.
Supranational agreements
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
See also
- Legal systems of the world
References
- Newman, Graeme R. (2010-10-19). Crime and Punishment around the World (entry: "Guyana"). ABC-CLIO. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-313-35134-1.
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