A Brief Overview Of Mining In Senegal

Overview of Senegalese legal system

Senegal is a civil law jurisdiction, meaning that the core principles of law are codified and serve as the primary source of law. The Constitution of Senegal, adopted by constitutional referenda on 7 January 2001, is the fourth constitution of the country (after those of 1959, 1960 and 1963). As with most Franco-African countries, the Constitution of Senegal is heavily based on the 1958 French Constitution, considered as being the 'Mother Constitution'.

Whereas in a common law legal system(such as England and Wales) judicial cases are regarded as the most important source of law(giving judges an active role in developing rules), in civil-law systems codes and statutes are designed to cover all eventualities adjudges have more limited role- to apply the law to the case in hand. To ensure consistency, courts in common law jurisdictions abide by precedents set by higher courts examining the same issue, whereas in a civil law system