Law of Luxembourg
The law of Luxembourg is civil law. From the Tenth Century to the Fifteenth Century the law of the Grand Duchy was customary law.[1]
Constitution
There were constitutions of 1841, 1848, 1856 and 1868. The constitution was revised in 1919, 1948 and 1987.[2]
Legislation
The legislature is the Chamber of Deputies.
Legislation includes règlements grand-ducaux.[3]
List of legislation
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List of codes:[4]
- Code of Criminal Procedure (French: Code de procédure pénale)
- Commercial Code (French: Code de commerce)[5]
- Labour Code
- Penal Code
Other legislation:
Courts and judiciary
There is a Constitutional Court.[6][7]
Legal practitioners
Practitioners include avocats.[8] There is professional secrecy.[9]
Criminal law
There is a Penal Code of 1879[10] and a Code of Criminal Procedure[11][12] (French: Code de procédure pénale;[13] formerly called Code d'instruction criminelle).[14]
Company and partnership law
A special limited partnership is possible.
Labour law
There is a Labour Code.[15][16]
See also
References
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- Nicolas Majerus. Histoire du droit dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. 1949. WorldCat
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- André Marc. Employment Law in Luxembourg. Allen & Overy. 2007. 4th Ed. 2019.
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- ^ Volker Heydt. "Legislation in Luxembourg". Karpen and Xanthaki (eds). Legislation in Europe. Hart Publishing. 2020. Chapter 19. pp 313 to 324. At p 315. [1]
- ^ For a list of codes, see for example Gontier-Grigy, 1884, p vi.
- ^ International Bank and Other Guarantees Handbook: Europe, 2016, PT588
- ^ Patrick Kinsch. "Luxembourg". Shelton (ed). International Law and Domestic Legal Systems. OUP. 2011. p 385 at p 404.
- ^ Comella. Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values. Yale University Press. 2009. p 168.
- ^ Bruno Nascimbene and Elisabetta Bergamini. "Luxembourg". The Legal Profession in the European Union. Kluwer Law International. 2009. Chapter 3. Section 18. pp 154 to 158 at p 154.
- ^ Marc Thewes. "Luxembourg". The Bar of Brussels (compiler). Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2013. Chapter 21. pp 332 to 343.
- ^ Kalmthout, Knapen, and Morgenstern. Pre-trial Detention in the European Union. 2009. p 641.
- ^ Silvia Allegrezza. The Enforcement Dimension of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. CEDAM. 2020. p 477.
- ^ Petschko, Schiltz and Tosza. "Luxembourg". Ligeti (ed). Toward a Prosecutor for the European Union. 2013. vol 1. Chapter 12. pp 449 to 472.
- ^ The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Process, 2019, p 155
- ^ Allegrezza, 2020, p 474.
- ^ Anne Morel. "Luxembourg". Field and Moorhouse (eds). Employment Law in Europe. 3rd Ed. Eversheds. Bloomsbury Professional. 2013. Chapter 18. pp 771 to 812. At p 771.
- ^ Guy Castegnaro and Ariane Claverie. "Luxembourg". Kempen, Patmore, Ryley and Steinau-Steinruck (eds). Redundancy Law in Europe. 2008. pp 143 to 150. At p 143.