Macau Business Law,Chapter Two.pdfVIP

SOURCES?OF? LAW IN?MACAU MACAU BUSINESS LAW Jorge AF Godinho Assistant Professor University of Macau jgodinho@umac.mo [last updated 13 Oct 2009] Materials: ? Macau?Basic?Law ? Law 13/2009,?of July 27 ? Macau?Civil?Code ? Jorge?Godinho,?Macau?Business?Law?and? Legal?System,?LexisNexis,?Hong?Kong,?2007,? pages 23‐41?(§11‐21) Macau?as?a?separate?legal?system ? The?legal?system?of?Macau?is? autonomous?and?has?its?own?sources ? This?does?not?mean?that?it?is?totally? separate?from?the?PRC,?or?that?it?was? totally?separate?from?Portugal ? Before?the?transfer?of?sovereignty?there? were?some?limited?connections?to? Portugal Macau?as?a?separate?legal?system ? After?the?transfer?of?sovereignty,?there?are? some?limited?connections?with?the?legal? system?of?the?PRC ? No?legislation?enacted?in?mainland?China? applies?to?Macau,?except?the?pieces?of? legislation?mentioned?in?Annex?III?to?the? Basic?Law? Annex III to the Basic Law National Laws to Be Applied in the Macao Special Administrative Region The following national laws shall be applied locally with effect from 20 December 1999 by way of promulgation or legislation by the Macao Special Administrative Region: 1. Resolution on the Capital, Calendar, National Anthem and National Flag of the Peoples Republic of China 2. Resolution on the National Day of the Peoples Republic of China 3. Nationality Law of the Peoples Republic of China 4. Regulations of the Peoples Republic of China Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities 5. Regulations of the Peoples Republic of China Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities 6. Law on the National Flag of the Peoples Republic of China 7. Law on the National Emblem of the Peoples Republic of China 8. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone Sources?of?law?in?Macau ?The?following?discusses: – custom?(customary?law)?and?usage – statutes?(written?law?or?legislation) – case‐law?(court?decisions