Honduras · Legislation
Legislation and primary sources
Where to find the authoritative text of the law in Honduras, and how to confirm it is still in force.
Sources of law, ranked
- Constitution
- Supreme; ratified treaties prevail over ordinary statutes where they conflict.
- Statutes of the National Congress
- Single chamber of 128 deputies.
- Codes
- Civil Code 1906, Labour Code 1959, Criminal Code 2020, Civil Procedure Code 2007.
- Constitutional Chamber precedent
- Binding interpretation of the Constitution.
The legislative process
Bills are debated and approved article by article in Congress. The President may veto within ten days; Congress overrides with two-thirds. Constitutional amendments require two-thirds in two consecutive ordinary sessions, and cannot touch the entrenched articles.
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