INTRODUCTION TO BASIC
PRINCIPLES AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF LAW
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Sources of law signify the forms that the legal rules appear.
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Some legal rules are regulated as constitution while some other are as code.
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The types of sources of law are as followed:
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Written sources,
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Unwritten sources
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Secondary sources
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• The written sources of law are:
• Constitution,
• Code,
• Decrees
• Presidential decrees
• International conventions
• Bylaws
• Regulations
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• Constitution:
• The Constitution is a regulation which indicates the formation of the state and other public
authorities, the type of government, the organs and forces of the state and the relations between them. It also regulates the fundamental rights and liberties as well as the duties of the citizens.
• It stands at the top of the hierarchy of norms.
• All other regulation must be convenient to the constitution. In case of a norm being
contradictory to the Constitution, there is an opportunity to apply to the Constitutionnal Court for cancellation of this norm.
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Codes:
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Codes are regulations resulting from the legislation power of the GNAT.
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Codes regulate all subject that areindicated in Constitution and many others.
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Codes are general norms, applied to every citizen.
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There cannot exist a specific norm for a person.
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There cannot be also subjective norms, all norms must be objective.
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Codes do not have time limits.
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They will be applied from the moment they entered into force till the moment they will be
changed or cancelled.
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The preparation and legislation of codes:
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Codes are written and accepted by GNAT. Code propositions are made by deputies. They will be sent to commissions to be controlled and discussed. The proposition that are
acccepted by the commission, will be voted in General Session in GNAT and they become technically codes.
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