DR Congo · Legislation
Legislation and primary sources
Where to find the authoritative text of the law in DR Congo, and how to confirm it is still in force.
Sources of law, ranked
- Constitution
- Supreme; article 220 entrenches core provisions.
- OHADA Uniform Acts
- Applicable since 2012 accession; override conflicting commercial law.
- Laws and ordinance-laws
- Parliamentary statutes and delegated instruments.
- Codes
- Family (1987, revised 2016), penal, labour, mining (2002/2018) and land codes.
- Customary law
- Applied by customary courts where not contrary to public order.
The legislative process
Bills pass both chambers; persistent disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a final National Assembly vote. The President promulgates within the constitutional period, and the Constitutional Court may be seised beforehand.
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