Comparative Study: The Uniform Judicial Opinion of Macao

Abstract

The legal system in Macao runs in civil law mode like China Mainland and many other European countries, its important legal source is the statutes but the cases also play a very important role in Macao. The Uniform Judicial Opinions of some cases in Macao are the same as those in the Anglo-American legal system. After P.R.C government recovered the sovereignty of Macao, the system of law does not change a lot, even most statutes in the current civil codes remain the same as it was in the colonial period, but the Court of Final Appeal in Macau is a newly established judiciary department after the S.A.R government was made up. Authorized by the law, the Final Trial Court in Macao is the highest and the only court who can issue Uniform Judicial Opinion, many of the Uniform Judicial Opinions of the Court of Final Appeal are an explanation for the Code and play a complementary role. Even some Uniform Judicial Opinions can achieve the role of denying part of the statute.