Andorra · Overview
The legal system of Andorra
A civil-law microstate whose 1993 Constitution turned an ancient feudal arrangement into a modern parliamentary democracy under two co-princes. Andorra uses the euro under a monetary agreement with the EU without being a member.
Legal tradition
Andorra belongs to the civil law tradition. A civil-law microstate whose 1993 Constitution turned an ancient feudal arrangement into a modern parliamentary democracy under two co-princes. Andorra uses the euro under a monetary agreement with the EU without being a member.
How power is divided
A co-principality in which two co-princes act as ceremonial heads of state, a Head of Government leads an executive answerable to the General Council, and an independent judiciary applies the law.
Where law comes from
- Constitution
- The 1993 constitution.
- Laws of the General Council
- Primary legislation.
- Customary law
- Historic Andorran custom, still relevant in private law.
- International agreements
- Including the monetary agreement with the EU.
The legal profession
Advocats belong to the Andorran Bar Association (Col·legi d’Advocats); notaries authenticate deeds and company acts.
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