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Dahomey
(3,602 words)

Volume I: National Reports 1973

Honoré Ahouansou1

The Republic of Dahomey (République du Dahomey) is a unitary state and its official language is French. During the colonial period, Dahomey was part of French West Africa. The basic law (loi-cad…

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Honoré Ahouansou, “Dahomey”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 28 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_01BEN>
First published online: 2018



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