 Government, political and legal
system. |
The Republic of Mauritius, a
presidential democracy modelled on the British system of parliamentary democracy,
guarantees the separation of the legislative, executive and judicial powers. The President
is the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, while the Prime Minister has full executive
power and is the Head of Government. The sixty members of the National Assembly are
elected every five years by universal adult suffrages. All major political parties are
presented, reflecting the depth of democracy prevailing in Mauritius.
The legal system of the Republic of Mauritius derives from both French
and English sources. During the French period (1715 until 1810) the island’s legal
system was governed by the French Napoleonic Code which remained in force under the
British rule with subsequent amendments in civil and criminal procedural laws and company
law. Mauritius therefore enjoys a hybrid legal system combining both the civil and common
law practices. Though being now a Republic, Mauritius still remains a member of the
commonwealth and the right of appeal to the Privy Council is preserved.
| Mauritius is a member of the International Court of Justice, the
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the International Centre for the Settlement of
Investment Dispute and has recently acceded to the 1958 NewYork Convention on Foreign
Abritation Awards.
 Mauritius has long-established international
relation and is a member of: |
The United Nations and its agencies
The International Monetary Fund
The World Bank
The African Development Bank
The World Trade Organisation
The Organisation of African Unity
African, Carribean, Pacific Countries Group ( signatory of the Lomé Convention )
The Common Market for Southern & Eastern Africa ( COMESA )
The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
The proposed Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation ( founder member ) |
