Law of Bolivia

The law of Bolivia includes a constitution and a number of codes.

Constitution
Bolivia has had seventeen constitutions.

Legislation
The legislature has been called the Congreso Nacional. The gazette is called Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia.

List of legislation

 * Spanish Criminal Code of 1822
 * Penal Code of 1834
 * Mining Law of 13 October 1880
 * Rules for the application of the Mining Law of 28 October 1882
 * Law of 3 September 1883
 * Code of Criminal Procedure of 6 August 1898
 * Penal Code of 23 August 1972 (Decree Law No 10426)
 * Code of Criminal Procedure of 1972
 * Commercial Code of 25 February 1977 (Decree Law No 14379)
 * Supreme Decree 21060 of 29 August 1985
 * Law of 13 April 1992 on copyright
 * Law No 1768 of 10 March 1997
 * Law No 2494 of 4 August 2003
 * Law Against Racism 2010
 * Law of the Rights of Mother Earth (No 71 of 2010)
 * Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well (No 300 of 2012)

Courts and judiciary
Courts have included the Plurinational Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Tribunal Supremo Electoral

Criminal law
The Spanish Criminal Code of 1822 came into force in Bolivia on 2 April 1831. It was replaced by the Penal Code of 1834. A Law of 3 September 1883 made provision in relation to perjury. Bolivia now has a new Penal Code of 23 August 1972.

There was a Code of Criminal Procedure of 6 August 1898. This was replaced by the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1972.

Copyright
As to copyright, see the law of 13 April 1992.

Mining
In 1892, the mining laws of Bolivia consisted of the Ley de mineria (Mining Law) promulgated on the 13 October 1880, and the Reglamento de la ley de mineria (Rules for the application of the Mining Law) made on the 28 October 1882. The International Bureau of the American Republics said that the "provisions of the Ley de mineria are simple and wise. They are contained in no more than twenty-seven articles and leave little room for casuistics or embarrassing technicalities."