French-speaking Africa · OHADA area
Jurisdictions covered
For each country: its legal system, the regional organizations it belongs to, the hierarchy of norms and the role of OHADA law. New jurisdictions are added regularly.
Available countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
OHADA, ECCAS, SADC, COMESA, EAC: eight regional organizations, and a hierarchy of norms in which uniform law prevails over statute.
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Côte d'Ivoire
OHADA (seat of the CCJA), WAEMU, ECOWAS: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Senegal
OHADA, WAEMU (seat of the BCEAO), ECOWAS, OMVS, OMVG: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Mali
OHADA, WAEMU, OMVS, Niger Basin Authority: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Guinea
OHADA, ECOWAS, WAMZ, OMVS, OMVG, NBA: nine regional organizations, and three major rivers rising in the country.
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Benin
OHADA (seat of ERSUMA), WAEMU, ECOWAS, Council of the Entente, NBA: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Cameroon
OHADA (Permanent Secretariat), CEMAC (BEAC), ECCAS: eight regional organizations, and civil law and common law bijuralism.
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Gabon
OHADA, CEMAC, ECCAS (headquartered in Libreville), COMIFAC: six regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Republic of the Congo
OHADA, CEMAC, ECCAS, COMIFAC: six regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute. Not to be confused with the DRC.
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Central African Republic
OHADA, CEMAC (Commission in Bangui), ECCAS, LCBC, COMIFAC: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Burkina Faso
OHADA, WAEMU (headquartered in Ouagadougou), Council of the Entente, NBA: seven regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Niger
OHADA, WAEMU, Niger Basin Authority (headquartered in Niamey), LCBC: eight regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Togo
OHADA, WAEMU (BOAD headquartered in Lomé), ECOWAS, Council of the Entente: six regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Guinea-Bissau
OHADA, WAEMU, ECOWAS, OMVG: six regional organizations, and the only Portuguese-speaking WAEMU state.
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Chad
OHADA, CEMAC (Court of Justice in N'Djamena), ECCAS, LCBC: eight regional organizations, and community law that prevails over statute.
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Equatorial Guinea
OHADA, CEMAC, ECCAS, COMIFAC: six regional organizations, and the only Spanish-speaking state in the OHADA area.
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Comoros
OHADA, COMESA, SADC, Indian Ocean Commission: six regional organizations, and the only Indian Ocean state in OHADA.
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