Burkina faso s constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2012. Approve and adopt this constitution of which this preamble is made an integral part. Les listes electorales biometriques sont permanentes. All burkinabe and all persons living in burkina faso benefit from an equal protection of the law. The constitution was amended a number of times mainly to promote and protect the personal interests of the ruling elites andor of the ruling party.
Constitution du burkina faso external link burkina faso. Right to life slavery, slaverylike practices, inhuman and cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical or moral torture, services and mistreatments inflicted on. Constitution du burkina faso constitution du burkina faso constitution du burkina faso. Burkina faso, landlocked country in western africa. This guide to law online burkina faso contains a selection of burkinabe legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. The constitution of burkina faso was approved by referendum on 2 june 1991, formally. The service branches of the armed forces include its army, air force, national gendarmerie and peoples militia. Le droit dacces a linformation publique et aux documents administratifs est garanti. However, the bill of revision is adopted without recourse to referendum if it is approved by a majority of threequarters 34 of the members of the parliament convoked in congress by the president of faso. A massive dust storm in burkina faso bottom center created an opaque, sandy shroud over much of the landlocked west african country. Otayek, r the democratic rectification in burkina faso 82 journal of communist studies 1992 82104. In 2015, president kabore promised to revise the 1991 constitution. One condition prevents any individual from serving as president for more than ten years either consecutively or intermittently and provides a method.
Following the 2014 uprising, the 2015 general elections were won by the peoples movement for progress, which contested the elections with a manifesto promising a new constitution. The constitution of burkina faso does not authorize samesex marriage and defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Burkina faso, constitution revisee du 11 juin 1991. Burkina fasos constitution of 1991 with amendments. A former french colony, it gained independence as upper volta in 1960. The constitution was amended a number of times mainly to promote and protect the personal interests of. The constitution of burkina faso was approved by referendum on 2 june 1991, formally adopted 11 june 1991 and last amended in january 2002. Constitution du burkina faso table des matieres ilo. Elle organise le service dune pension en faveur des anciens presidents.
Nouvelle constitution pour une cinquieme republique au burkina faso. Being a landlocked country, burkina faso has no navy. Article 37 of the constitution of burkina faso states that the president of burkina faso is elected for a period of five years and can be reelected once burkina faso 1991, art. The president of faso then proceeds with its promulgation in the conditions established by article 48 of this constitution. The storm seems to be extending north into mali and east into southwestern niger. The current constitution of burkina faso was adopted in 1991 under the leadership of blaise compaore, who came to power after overthrowing thomas sankara in 1987. Burkina fasos constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2012. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Media sources report that, during a 6 january 2014 press conference in ouagadougou, the.
A constitutional referendum is expected to be held in burkina faso in 2020, having originally been planned for 2019. The country occupies an extensive plateau, and its geography is characterized by a savanna that is grassy in the north and gradually gives way to sparse forests in the south. Le president du burkina faso, elu par le peuple pour cinq ans lors dun scrutin a deux tours. All have the right to have their case heard by an independent and. Elle donne a limpot son fondement juridique et designe les autorites habilitees a consentir limpot et celles competentes pour lexecuter. Article 33 le suffrage est direct ou indirect et exerce dans les conditions prevues. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain. If approved, the new constitution would end the fourth republic created in 1991. Burkina fasos constitutional reform process to accommodate.
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