El Salvador · Legislation
Legislation and primary sources
Where to find the authoritative text of the law in El Salvador, and how to confirm it is still in force.
Sources of law, ranked
- Constitution
- Article 144 places ratified treaties above ordinary statutes.
- Statutes of the Legislative Assembly
- Single chamber; some organic statutes need a qualified majority.
- Codes
- Civil Code 1859, Labour Code 1972, Criminal Code 1997, Family Code 1994.
- Constitutional Chamber precedent
- Binding, including its self-executing remedies.
The legislative process
A bill is approved by simple majority of elected deputies unless a qualified majority is specified. The President may veto or return a bill as unconstitutional; if the Assembly insists by two-thirds and the President still objects on constitutional grounds, the Supreme Court decides.
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