1. Constitution

2. Sources

3. Legislation
    List of legislation 

4. Courts and judiciary

5. Criminal law

6. Copyright

7. Mining

8. See also

9. References

The law of Bolivia includes a constitution and a number of codes.

Constitution

Bolivia has had seventeen constitutions.

Sources

By 1840, sources of the law of Bolivia included: (1) Acts of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, prior to the revolution of Bolivia. (2) Acts of the legislature of the Republic. Among these Acts there was a general code of laws, entitled Codigo Santa Cruz.^[1] This title is evidently in imitation of the title of Code Napoleon; for Santa Cruz is the name of the general who was elected president of the Republic in 1828; and under his presidency, the Codigo was published. (3) Decisions of the Bolivian courts. (4) Spanish law. (5) Roman civil law. (6) The ancient Peruvian law, or the customs and usages of the country.^[2]

Legislation

The legislature has been called the Congreso Nacional. The gazette is called Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia.^[3]

List of legislation

• Spanish Criminal Code of 1822
• Penal Code of 1834
• Mining Law of 13 October 1880
• Rules for the application of the Mining Law of 28 October 1882
• Law of 3 September 1883
• Code of Criminal Procedure of 6 August 1898
• Penal Code of 23 August 1972 (Decree Law No 10426)
• Code of Criminal Procedure of 1972
• Commercial Code of 25 February 1977 (Decree Law No 14379)^[4]
• Supreme Decree 21060 of 29 August 1985
• Law of 13 April 1992 on copyright
• Law No 1768 of 10 March 1997^[5]
• Law No 2494 of 4 August 2003
• Law Against Racism 2010
• Law of the Rights of Mother Earth (No 71 of 2010)
• Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well (No 300 of 2012)

Courts and judiciary

Courts have included the Corte Suprema de Justicia, Tribunal Constitucional and the Tribunal Supremo Electoral^[6]

Criminal law

The Spanish Criminal Code of 1822 came into force in Bolivia on 2 April 1831. It was replaced by the Penal Code of 1834.^[7] A Law of 3 September 1883 made provision in relation to perjury.^[8] Bolivia now has a new Penal Code of 23 August 1972.^[9][10]

There was a Code of Criminal Procedure of 6 August 1898.^[11][12]This was replaced by the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1972.^[13]

Copyright

As to copyright, see the law of 13 April 1992.

Mining

In 1892, the mining laws of Bolivia consisted of the Ley de mineria (Mining Law) promulgated on the 13 October 1880, and the Reglamento de la ley de mineria (Rules for the application of the Mining Law) made on the 28 October 1882. The International Bureau of the American Republics said that the "provisions of the Ley de mineria are simple and wise. They are contained in no more than twenty-seven articles and leave little room for casuistics or embarrassing technicalities."^[14]

See also

• Law enforcement in Bolivia

References

• [https://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/bolivia.php Bolivia]. Guide to Law Online. Law Library of Congress.
• Bolivia. WorldLII.
• Helen Lord Clagett. A Guide to the Law and Legal Literature of Bolivia. Library of Congress. Washington. 1947. (Latin American series, no 12). [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001687830 HathiTrust]. Google Books: [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=06HfAAAAMAAJ] [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WljXxrgmL-UC] [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=srAnAQAAMAAJ]. Reprinted by Gordon Press, New York, 1981. See also (1981) 13 Lawyer of the Americas 599 [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FZdJAQAAIAAJ]
• "American Law - 1. Bolivia" (1840) 20 Legal Observer [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RfguAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA323 323] et seq
• International Bureau of the American Republics. Bolivia: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources, Laws, Economic Conditions, Actual development, Prospects of Future Growth. Government Printing Office. Washington. 1904. [https://archive.org/details/cu31924019964976 Internet Archive]
• A D Garman. Mining Laws of Bolivia. (Information Circular, volume 6140). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Mines. 1929. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L1Slca2iOXQC Google Books]
• International Bureau of the American Republics. "Bolivia". Mines and Mining Laws of Latin America. US Government Printing Office. 1892. Page 16 et seq. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mLxdDY0W4zMC Google Books]
• Enrique Mallea Balboa. La Legislación Minera: Colección Completa de Leyes, Reglamentos, Decretos, Resoluciones, Ordenes y demás disposiciones concernientes á la adjudicación de las minas. "El Nacional" de I.V. Villa. 1901. [https://archive.org/details/lalegislacinmin00balbgoog Internet Archive]
• George A Makinson and Dayle C McDonough. Consignment Laws of Chile and Bolivia. (Trade Information Bulletin, volume 134). United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Government Printing Office. 1923. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cqvONP8Bsr8C Google Books]
• Anna-Stina Ericson. Labor Law and Practice in Bolivia. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1962. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pNiSpq04HRkC Google Books]
• William Francis Delaney. ". . . Bolivia and Paraguay". Reinsurance Laws of South America and Mexico. Insurance Society of New York. 1943. Page 29 et seq. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=diQxAQAAIAAJ Google Books].
• Cecilia Medina Quiroga. The Legal status of Indians in Bolivia. Institute for the Development of Indian Law. 1977. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xVFNAQAAIAAJ Google Books]
• Carlos Walter Urquidi. A Statement of the Laws of Bolivia in Matters Affecting Business. General Secretariat, Organization of American States. 1974.
• An Overview of Bolivia's Law of Popular Participation. Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego State University. Latin American Studies Student Organization. 1998. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qksPAAAAYAAJ Google Books]
• Ley de la organización judicial. 1863. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p8gGAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage Google Books]
• Colección Oficial de Leyes, Decretos, Ordenes, & de la Republica Boliviana Anos 1825 y 1826. Imprenta Artistica: Socabaya No 20. La Paz, Bolivia. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iOMoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]
• Colección Oficial de Leyes, Decretos, Ordenes, Resoluciones &c que se han expidido para el regimen de la Republica Boliviana. Collegia de Artes for Bernadino Palacios. 1834. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oUYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]
• Colección Oficial de Leyes, Decretos, Ordenes, Resoluciones Supremas que se han expidido para el regimen de la Republica Boliviana. Lopez. 1857. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9ns0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]
• Waltraud Q Morales. A Brief History of Bolivia. Second Edition. Facts on File, Infobase Publishing. 2010. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5ciuJkIPRsMC&pg=PA278#v=onepage&q&f=false Page 278] et seq.

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