North Macedonia · Overview
The legal system of North Macedonia
A civil-law system based on the 1991 Constitution and Continental codes, with a Constitutional Court. An EU candidate whose 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement built power-sharing for the Albanian community into the constitutional order.
Legal tradition
North Macedonia belongs to the civil law tradition. A civil-law system based on the 1991 Constitution and Continental codes, with a Constitutional Court. An EU candidate whose 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement built power-sharing for the Albanian community into the constitutional order.
How power is divided
A parliamentary republic with a directly elected President, a Government answerable to the Assembly and an independent judiciary, with Ohrid-Agreement community safeguards in decision-making.
Where law comes from
- Constitution
- The 1991 constitution as amended.
- Ratified treaties
- Part of domestic law and above statute.
- Laws of the Assembly
- Primary legislation aligned with the EU acquis.
- Codes
- Obligations, criminal and procedural codes.
The legal profession
Advokati belong to the Macedonian Bar Association; notaries handle deeds, company acts and succession.
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