Senegal has previously had three other constitutions. Download pdf the 2001 constitution of senegal as amended language. Guyanas constitution of 1980 with amendments through 2009. The driving force behind what professor jeffrey davis regularly calls the human rights revolution is actually quite simple, and is anything but. It would be recalled that the opposition had criticized as unconstitutional the law on the sponsorship of all candidates for the presidential election, which senegals national assembly adopted in april. This contribution traces the development of the constitutional family in the law of succession through. The shield is surrounded by two native palm trees with their trunks crossed in the shape of an x. Of the state and of sovereignty article 1 the republic of senegal is secular, democratic, and social. It assures the equality before the law of all the citizens, without distinction of origin, of race, of sex and of religion. Senegal enquete nationale sur le paludisme 20082009 the dhs. The official language of the republic of senegal is french. This new portal of the hemispheric network contains a virtual library that offers uptodate legal information related to mutual assistance and extradition in the 34 active member states of the oas. Page introduction 3 title vthe relationship between the government and. The senegalese constitution of january 7, 2001, in article 6 amended by the constitutional act no 200834 of august 7, 2008, stipulates that, among the institutions of the republic, the supreme court, according to article 88 of said constitution, exercises the judicial power in conjunction with the constitutional council, the court of auditors, and the courts and tribunals.
It was approved by 94% of voters, leading to early parliamentary elections taking place in april 2001. Constitutional council, supreme court, court of auditors. The proposed constitution would abolish the senate, which had only come into existence in 1999. Nov 18, 2010 on 1 october 2008, hissene habre filed a complaint before ecowas alleging that senegal, in the proceedings against him, had violated his human rights by disregarding fundamental legal principles including the nonretroactivity of criminal law, the authority of res judicata, equality before the law, independence of the judiciary, separation of. Loi constitutionnelle n 201610 du 05 avril 2016 portant. And on the reverse side a shield divided into two equal partsthe first part of sinople green and the second of gold yellow and of gueules red which are the three colors of the flag. A constitutional referendum was held in senegal on 7 january 2001. Enquete nationale sur le paludisme au senegal 20082009. Version revisee, mise a jour et completee par olivier sagna. Convinced of the will of all citizens, both men and women, to embrace a common destiny through solidarity, work and patriotic commitment. The republic of senegal is secular, democratic, and social. Senegals constitution of 2001 with amendments through 2009.
The republic of senegal is a former french colony in the western flank of africa. Cameroun a propos du memorandum du grand nordissa tchiroma bakary fsnc. Constitution of the republic of senegal adopted on 7 january 2001 preamble the sovereign people of senegal, deeply attached to their fundamental cultural values which constitute the cement of national unity. Constitution of the republic of senegal adopted on 7 january 2001. We bring together information on the legal frameworks for the right to information from more than 100 countries. Part one the state and sovereignty article one 1 the united republic of cameroon shall, with effect from the date of entry into force of this law, be known as republic of cameroon law no 841 of 4 february 1984. Journal officiel referendum 2016 linkedin slideshare. This book is a comprehensive study on the current language policies and practices in senegal. Senegal to vote on term limits as president to continue rule.
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