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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...ive divisions: 7 districts Legal system: based on French and Span- ish civil codes; Plan of Reform adopted 1866 serves as constitution; no judicial re... ...s: 23 states, 3 territories, 1 federal district Legal system: based on Latin codes; dual system of courts, state and federal; consti- tution adopted i... ...ing to a 1982 redistrict- ing Legal system: based on German and French civil codes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Nat... ... Legal system: based on Code of 1857 derived from Spanish law and subsequent codes influenced by French and Austrian law; current constitution came in... ...ori- ties of party policy; regime has attempted to write civil and Communist codes; new legal codes in effect since 1 January 1980; party and state co... ...cluding state and municipal employees; the Association of Campesino Workers (ATC), 130,000 members; the General Confederation of Independent Workers (...

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