Beauchard, RenaudKodo, Mahutodji Jimmy Vital2014-05-142014-05-142011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18322This 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 functional challenges that OHADA member states are still grappling with. Details of the nine substantive laws that have so far been ratified as uniform acts by means of the treaty have also been provided. The authors conclude that in making OHADA law effective, member states face continuing and substantial resource deficits, institutional deficiencies, language ambiguities, and intransigent official attitudes toward the need for appropriate mechanisms for the pursuance and enforcement of OHADA laws and processes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO JUSTICEACCOUNTINGACTSADJUDICATIONANTI-CORRUPTIONARBITRAGEARBITRAL AWARDARBITRAL AWARDSARBITRATIONARBITRATION CLAUSEASSETSAUDITORSAUTHENTICITYAUTHORITYBAD FAITHBAILIFFSBANKING LAWBANKRUPTCYBANKSBIDBROKERAGEBUSINESS ENTERPRISEBUSINESS LAWBUSINESS LAWSCAPITAL FORMATIONCASE LAWCENTRAL BANKCIVIL CODECIVIL LAWCIVIL PROCEDURECIVIL STATUSCODESCOLLAPSECOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOLLECTIVESCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL ENTERPRISECOMMERCIAL ENTERPRISESCOMMERCIAL LAWCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONSCOMMON LAWCOMPANYCOMPANY LAWCOMPETITION LAWCONSTITUTIONSCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSUMER PROTECTION LAWCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCONTRACT LAWCONTRACT PROVISIONSCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCORPORATE STRUCTURECORPORATE STRUCTURESCORPORATIONCORRUPTIONCOURTCOURTSCREDITORSCRIMINALCRIMINAL LAWCRIMINAL SANCTIONSCUSTODYDEBTDEBT COLLECTIONDEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURESDEBTORDEBTORSDEFICITSDEPOSITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDOMICILEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYMENT LAWEMPOWERMENTEQUIPMENTEUROPEAN UNIONEXTERNAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISCAL POLICIESFOREIGN INVESTMENTSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSINCORPORATEDINDIVIDUALSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL INTERESTINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONSINTERNATIONAL COURTINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTORYINVESTIGATIONINVESTIGATIONSINVESTMENT CLIMATEJUDGEJUDGESJUDICIAL SYSTEMSJUDICIARIESJUDICIARYJUSTICE SYSTEMJUSTICE SYSTEMSJUSTICESLAW FIRMLAW OFFICESLAWSLAWYERLAWYERSLEASE AGREEMENTLEGAL ENVIRONMENTLEGAL INSTRUMENTSLEGAL PROFESSIONSLEGAL PROVISIONSLEGAL STATUSLEGAL SYSTEMLEGAL SYSTEMSLEGAL TOOLLEGISLATIONLIMITEDLIMITED LIABILITYLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIESLIQUIDATIONLITIGATIONMAJORITY VOTEMARKET ECONOMYMEMBER STATEMEMBER STATESMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMINISTERSMODEL CODESMODEL LAWMOVABLE GOODSNATIONAL LAWNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEGISLATIONNOTARIESPARTNERSHIPPENALTIESPERSONSPOLICEPRISONPRIVATE LAWPROPERTY RIGHTSREAL PROPERTYREGISTRATION OF SECURITIESREMEDYRESIDENCERIGHT OF OWNERSHIPRIGHT OF OWNERSHIP.RULE OF LAWRULINGSSECURED TRANSACTIONSSEIZURESETTLEMENTSOCIETIESSOCIETYSTAKEHOLDERSSTOCK EXCHANGESTRUCTURAL PROBLEMSTRUCTURAL PROBLEMSSUBSIDIARYSUBSTANTIVE LAWSTANGIBLE PROPERTYTELECOMMUNICATIONSTRADE UNIONSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTATION LAWTREASURYTREATIESTREATYUNIONSVALUATIONVIOLENCEWILL10.1596/18322