For the first 100 years or so from becoming independent in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Codes – civil, civil procedure...

Under Dominican law, there are several types of ownership of real estate.

For the first 100 years or so following its independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Codes – civil...

Since gaining its independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Code; however, since the first half of the 20th century, there has been a move away from the French model...

For the first 100 years or so from becoming independent in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Codes – civil, civil procedure, commercial, criminal and criminal procedure –