Legislation of Honduras

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

Constitutions

The Constitutions that have governed in Honduras are the following: During the Period pre-independent the province of Honduras was governed under the Constitution of Bayona 1808.

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

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

The Honduran Right belongs to the family of the Rights romanistas, derived of the Common Right. Initially it was formed by norms of the Right Indiano and of the Right of Castilla. His coding 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 Don Alfonso X the Wise
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

References