Website of the Constitutional Council the body responsible for regulating public authorities in Côte d'Ivoire. The Council also regulates presidential and parliamentary elections. There is information on the president and the members of the Council along with selected decisions which can be viewed in full (PDF). The site is available in French only.
Web page of the Côte d'Ivoire Supreme Court. The page gives an outline of the judicial system in Côte d'Ivoire including the composition and functions of the courts of first instance, courts of appeal, Supreme Court and High Court of Justice. The site can be viewed in French only.
Electronic copy of the 2016 Constitution of the Côte d'Ivoire made freely available by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and has sections on the founding principles of the Republic, the functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, the Constitutional Council and the traditional chieftaincy. It also outlines the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen.
English translation of the 2016 Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire provided by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Includes chapters on rights and freedoms, powers of the executive, legislative and judiciary and the role of traditional chieftaincy.
Online guide to the legal system of Côte d'Ivoire written by Armel Olivier Yapi and Yao Mamoudou, on NYU's Globalex website. The guide was published in 2009 and is updated periodically. It provides background and historical information about Côte d'Ivoire. There is information about the various institutions which make up the Ivorian legal system, including the government, the National Assembly and the judiciary. The author also provides a section on the sources of law - including the Constitution, legislation, and international law - and information on where these texts are published.
