Swaziland: Legal tradition

Swaziland: Legal tradition

Swaziland has a dual legal system, comprised of both a Roman-Dutch based common law system applied in common law or civil courts and a traditional Swazi law and custom based system applied in Swazi National Courts.{{1}} Swaziland gained independence from Great Britain...
Swaziland: Legal tradition

Swaziland: Independence of the legal profession: the Law Society

In order for legal assistance to be effective, it must be carried out independently.{{1}} To this end, international law establishes safeguards aimed at ensuring the independence of the individual lawyer, as well as the profession as a whole. The UN Basic Principles...
Swaziland: Legal tradition

Swaziland: International treaty status

The following table sets out the status of a range of international treaties in Swaziland as of 12 June 2014. [table] ,Ratification accession or succession International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,26 March 2004 Optional Protocol to the International...
Swaziland: Legal tradition

Swaziland: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

To safeguard the independence of the judiciary and the rights to equality before the law and equal access to the profession, international standards clarify that judges should be appointed though an open process on the basis of prescribed criteria that are based on...
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