What systems of law are used within your jurisdiction
and what are they used for (i.e. English law for project
development, New York law for high yield issues)
The Mauritian legal system is a reflection of the history of
Mauritius over time. Mauritius has a hybrid legal system, which is
the direct result of its two successive colonization by France and
Great Britain respectively. Our legal system was shaped by the laws
inherited from the two colonial powers and continues to be inspired
from same. The French originated Code Napoleon and Code de Commerce
still largely govern many aspects of our civil, contractual,
property and commercial rights; the Code de Procedure Civil still
governs procedural matters with respect to the enforcement of those
rights to some extent and our criminal law is largely based on the
French Code Penal. Post-independence laws and modern business laws
such as company law, banking and financial services laws are of
Anglo-Saxon inspiration and
