Can OHADA Increase Legal Certainty in Africa?

This paper describes the origins, structure, and practical impact of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). It analyzes the institutional framework created via the OHADA treaty and the legal, jurisprudential, and...

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Main Authors:	Beauchard, Renaud, Kodo, Mahutodji Jimmy Vital
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCOUNTING ACTS ADJUDICATION ANTI-CORRUPTION ARBITRAGE ARBITRAL AWARD ARBITRAL AWARDS ARBITRATION ARBITRATION CLAUSE ASSETS AUDITORS AUTHENTICITY AUTHORITY BAD FAITH BAILIFFS BANKING LAW BANKRUPTCY BANKS BID BROKERAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS LAW BUSINESS LAWS CAPITAL FORMATION CASE LAW CENTRAL BANK CIVIL CODE CIVIL LAW CIVIL PROCEDURE CIVIL STATUS CODES COLLAPSE COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COLLECTIVES COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMMON LAW COMPANY COMPANY LAW COMPETITION LAW CONSTITUTIONS CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT LAW CONTRACT PROVISIONS COPYRIGHT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE STRUCTURE CORPORATE STRUCTURES CORPORATION CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CREDITORS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL SANCTIONS CUSTODY DEBT DEBT COLLECTION DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES DEBTOR DEBTORS DEFICITS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DOMICILE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT LAW EMPOWERMENT EQUIPMENT EUROPEAN UNION EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL POLICIES FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCORPORATED INDIVIDUALS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INTERNATIONAL COURT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUDICIARIES JUDICIARY JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICE SYSTEMS JUSTICES LAW FIRM LAW OFFICES LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEASE AGREEMENT LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL INSTRUMENTS LEGAL PROFESSIONS LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGAL TOOL LEGISLATION LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LIQUIDATION LITIGATION MAJORITY VOTE MARKET ECONOMY MEMBER STATE MEMBER STATES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINISTERS MODEL CODES MODEL LAW MOVABLE GOODS NATIONAL LAW NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEGISLATION NOTARIES PARTNERSHIP PENALTIES PERSONS POLICE PRISON PRIVATE LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS REAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES REMEDY RESIDENCE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP. RULE OF LAW RULINGS SECURED TRANSACTIONS SEIZURE SETTLEMENT SOCIETIES SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS STOCK EXCHANGE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS SUBSIDIARY SUBSTANTIVE LAWS TANGIBLE PROPERTY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE UNIONS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION LAW TREASURY TREATIES TREATY UNIONS VALUATION VIOLENCE WILL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15549821/can-ohada-increase-legal-certainty-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18322

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Can OHADA Increase Legal Certainty in Africa?

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