Legislation of Honduras explained

The Republic of Honduras has had a considerable number of constitutional codes through its history.

Constitutions

During the pre-independence period the province of Honduras was governed under the 1808 Constitution of Bayonne.

• Constitution of 1812 (Constitution of Cádiz), valid from 1812 to 1814 and from 1820 to 1823
• Bases of Federal Constitution of 1823, valid 1823 to 1824
• 1824 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America

Constitution as State of Honduras

• Constitution of the State of Honduras of 1825
• Constitution of the State of Honduras of 1831
• Constitution of the State of Honduras of 1839
• Constitution of Honduras of 1848

Constitutions as Republic of Honduras

• Constitution of Honduras of 1865
• Constitution of Honduras of 1873
• Constitution of Honduras of 1880
• Constitution of Honduras of 1894
• Constitution of Honduras of 1904
• Constitution of the Federal Republic of Centroamérica of 1921
• Constitution of Honduras of 1924
• Constitution of Honduras of 1936
• Constitution of Honduras of 1957
• Constitution of Honduras of 1965
• Constitution of Honduras of 1982

Codes

Honduran law belongs to the family of the Rights romanistas, derived from Common law. Initially it was formed by norms of Indigenous law and of Castillan law. Its codification was initiated by the liberal governments from the decade of 1880.

Civil law

• Siete Partidas (Seven-part Code) of Don Alfonso X the Wise
• Civil code of Honduras of 1880
• Civil code of Honduras of 1899
• Civil code of Honduras of 1906

Penal law

• Siete Partidas of Alfonso X of Castile
• Penal code of Honduras of 1880
• Penal code of Honduras of 1899
• Penal code of Honduras of 1895
• Penal code of Honduras of 1906
• Penal code of Honduras of 1984

Civil procedural law

• Siete Partidas of Don Alfonso X the Wise
• Code of Civil Procedures of Honduras of 1881
• Code of Procedures of Honduras of 1899
• Code of Procedures of Honduras of 1906
• Procedural code Civilian of Honduras of 2007

Penal procedural law

• Siete Partidas of Don Alfonso X the Wise
• Code of Procedures of Honduras of 1899
• Code of Criminal Instruction of Honduras of 1904
• Penal Procedural code of Honduras of 1985
• Penal Procedural code of Honduras of 1999

Commercial law

• Ordenanzas Of Bilbao (1793)
• Code of Trade of Honduras of 1880
• Code of Trade of Honduras of 1899
• Code of Trade of Honduras of 1940
• Code of Trade of Honduras of 1950

Labour law

• Code of the Work of Honduras of 1959

Specific laws

• Law of Organisation and Attributions of the Courts
• Law of the Social Insurance of Honduras

See also

• Politics of Honduras
• Honduras
• Elections in Honduras
• Primary elections in Honduras
• General elections in Honduras – Presidential
• Politics of Honduras
• Government of Honduras
• Supreme Court of Honduras
• National Congress of Honduras
• Constitution of Honduras
• Public Prosecutor's Office (Honduras)
• Executive branch of the government of Honduras
• President of Honduras

References

• Schuster. Guide to the Law and Legal Literature of the Central American Republics. 1937.
• William Sylvane Stokes. Honduras: An Area Study in Government. Greenwood Press.1974. Google Books
• Henry V Besso (ed). A Guide to the Official Publications of the Other American Republics. No XIII: Honduras. Library of Congress. Washington.1947. Google Books.
• Alvarez and Ramos. Guide to Legal Research in Honduras. NYU  Law. GlobalLex. 4.1 Legislation.
• Honduras. Guide to Law Online. Library of Congress.
• Legislation in "Honduras". WorldLII.
• Honduras: legislation: codes. Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.