Procedures
Code de procédure civile with sharia-trained judges and no CCJA route
Procedure follows a French-derived code adapted to Islamic law, with appeal to the Cour d'appel and pourvoi to the Cour suprême. Because Mauritania is outside OHADA there is no CCJA appeal and no OHADA enforcement Act.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunaux de moughataa and de wilaya at first instance, Cour d'appel, then the Cour suprême as final instance.
- Deadline — Appeal to the Cour d'appel: per the Code de procédure civile
- Deadline — Pourvoi to the Cour suprême: within the statutory period after service
Governing law
- Loi n° 99-035 portant Code de procédure civile, commerciale et administrative
- Loi n° 2017-024 portant organisation judiciaire
In practice
Enforcement in Mauritania runs entirely through the national code, so the OHADA injonction de payer and voies d'exécution that structure creditor practice across francophone West Africa are simply unavailable. Judges are frequently trained in both civil law and Islamic jurisprudence, and evidentiary rules in some matters reflect Maliki doctrine, including on testimony.