The original upper house chamber of representatives was abolished in 2002, making the legislature unicameral. In 2015, president kabore promised to revise the 1991 constitution. Burkina faso attracts migrants from cote divoire, ghana, and mali, who often share common ethnic backgrounds with the burkinabe. The upper house was to have been restored under the name senate in the june 2012. One condition prevents any individual from serving as president for more than ten years either consecutively or intermittently and provides a method. Organisation et fonctionnement du conseil constitutionnel. This chapter is a case study that tests hypotheses in order to determine if political factors can reduce violence in cases of climatechangeinduced or aggravated agropastoral conflicts over natural resources. Unicef regional director visits burkina faso in support of victims of the recent floods. The main objective of diakonias work is to improve the living conditions of people living in poverty. The availability of budget documents contains a series of four tables that allow the researcher to examine and map the public availability and dissemination of its countrys key budget documents i. Organisation du conseil constitutionnel du burkina faso a. Decentralisation has been enshrined in the constitution of burkina faso since 1991, with a devolution process ongoing since 1995. The president du faso may submit his observations within eight days.
Constitution of burkina faso 1991, as amended to 2012 and. Being a landlocked country, burkina faso has no navy. Article 33 suffrage is direct or indirect and exercised under the conditions specified by the law. Constitutional amendment human rights structure of government africa burkina faso. In the draft constitution, the parliament of burkina faso is unicameral and is now composed of a single chamber called the national. Burkina faso 3 faso and the opposition remains hopelessly divided. 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. Has your country enacted laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures that. Burkina fasos constitutional reform process to accommodate. Burkina faso is a democratic, unitary and secular state. An overview of the international and regional treaties signed and ratified by burkina faso can be found in appendix i of this report. The unicameral national assembly is burkina faso s legislative body. Mothers fight malnutrition in burkina faso, one child at a time.
Situes dans les limites du territoire du burkina faso ainsi que de ceux situes a letranger. The constitution of burkina faso adopted 19911 does not explicitly reference violence against. Burkina faso is a unitary state with a twotier local government structure. All burkinabe and all persons living in burkina faso benefit from an equal protection of the law. Article 32 national sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it under the conditions specified by this constitution and by the law. Treason against the fatherland and infringement the constitution constitute the most grave crimes committed against the. Niveau dinvestissement equivalent a 17,9% du pib en 2012. This guide to law online burkina faso contains a selection of burkinabe legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. Constitution building in 2016 through the lens of constitutionnets voices from the field. In burkina faso, sowing the seeds for a sustainable future. Burkina faso cahf centre for affordable housing finance. South africa constitution for the republic of south africa.
A chronology of key events in the history of burkina faso, from 1919 to the present. Senegals constitution of 2001 with amendments through 2009. In burkina faso, simple and sustainable solutions for rural communities water needs. Media sources report that, during a 6 january 2014 press conference in ouagadougou, the opposition parties leaders, including the president of. Constitution of the republic of mali university of richmond. Abolition of the senate from the institutional framework. He is the guarantor of national independence, territorial integrity, and respect for international treaties and accords. Shadow report on the 6th report of the government of burkina faso on the enforcement of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women cedaw drafted with support from the national democratic institute for international affairs ndi burkina faso.
The new constitution will not be written in a vacuum. Together with our partner organizations, diakonia has more than 25 years experience in changing the lives of vulnerable people in burkina faso. Right to life slavery, slaverylike practices, inhuman and cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical or moral torture, services and mistreatments inflicted on. The draft constitution will be adopted by a simple majority of members of the constitutional commission before its submission to a popular referendum. The president of the republic is the chief of state. Burkina fasos constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2012. Burkina faso profil 2012 united nations development. Burkina faso ranks fifth in the waemu zone behind benin, senegal, togo and cote divoire, with an index of 0. 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 of the republic of mali the president of the republic article 29. Burkinabe also migrated to ghana, mali, and senegal for work between the world wars. Constitution du burkina faso constitution du burkina faso constitution du burkina faso. Moreover, despite the restricted nature of political competition in this country, recent efforts by compaore to increase the transparency of the electoral process have led to the establishment of a more open democratic process in burkina faso. Burkina faso om mavaldkundrounois malinke pohjoizes rounan piduz km, nigeranke paivnouzmas 628 km, beninanke suvipaivnouzmas 306 km, togonke 126 km i gananke 549 km suves, kot divuaranke suvipaivlaskmas 584 km.
Under french colonization, burkina faso became a main labor source for agricultural and factory work in cote divoire. All have the right to have their case heard by an independent and impartial jurisdiction. Forces armees du burkina faso is the term used for the national military of burkina faso. Burkina faso s constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2012. 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. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican solidarity, world peace, international cooperation and understanding. The upper house was to have been restored under the name senate in the june 2012 constitutional amendments. Constitution du 11 juin 1991 version du 11 juin 2012 titre premier.
Burkina fasos constitution of 1991 with amendments. The senate is burkina faso s uncreated legislative upper chamber under the amended constitution of burkina faso. Innovations in the draft constitution of burkina faso. It is important to note that all the powers listed above are concentrated exclusively in the hands of the president du faso in the current constitution. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral parliament, but the upper house chamber of representatives was abolished in 2002. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. A proposed change to the constitution to allow president blaise.
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