Procedures
Recent codification of civil procedure over an ius commune base
Andorran private law long rested on Catalan ius commune and custom, with procedure derived from judicial practice. A modern Code of Civil Procedure now sets out the rules applied by the Batllia and the Tribunal Superior de Justícia.
Key rules
- First-instance civil claims are heard by the Batllia, with appeal to the Tribunal Superior de Justícia.
- Andorran custom and ius commune remain subsidiary sources where no statute applies.
- There is no separate court of cassation; the Tribunal Superior is the highest ordinary court.
Governing law
- Codi de procediment civil
- Llei qualificada de la Justícia
In practice
Because much substantive private law is uncodified, pleadings often cite doctrinal ius commune sources alongside statute.