In the name of the people, we, habib bourguiba, president of the republic of tunisia, considering the decree of december 29, 1955 14 djoumada i 75. An affiliate or a group applying for affiliation with the national council shall establish at least one general meeting a year for its total membership, of which a part shall be. God or other deities we, in the name of the tunisian people, with the help of god, draft this constitution. Elle en fait meme lune des conditions essentielles au developpement socioeconomique.
This country profile explores historical and current trends in tunisia from colonial settlement to the aftermath of the arab. On june 1, 20 the committee in charge of drafting the constitution finally. Promulgate the following constitution of the republic of tunisia, the content of which is as follows. The next day, the text was signed by the interim president, moncef marzouki, the president of the. On 25 april 20, the constitutional assembly adopted the third revised draft of the new constitution. Information from its description page there is shown below. This document is available also in arabic and french.
It initiated an open debate within the nca with civil society stakeholders 1415 december 2012. The resolution of the political crisis at end 20, and the subsequent adoption of a new constitution and appointment of an independent, technocratic government that enjoys. This article is part of a series on the politics and government of tunisia. The constitutionmaking process in tunisia the carter center. Ce dernier a accepte sa nomination le 2 janvier 20. Tunisias first modern constitution was the fundamental pact of 1857. Draft constitution of the tunisian republic constitutionnet. Mar 04, 20 constitution dela republique tunisienne. The tunisian national dialogue was an ad hoc process, with many actors engaged on different levels and several parts of the process taking place at the same time. Assassination of the secular opposition leader, shoukri belaid. Freedom of expression and opinion in the tunisian constitution. The constitution of tunisia in the name of the people, we, habib bourguiba, president of the republic of tunisia, considering the decree of december 29, 1955 14 djoumada i 75 establishing the constituent national. Preamble in the name of god, the merciful, the compassionate we, the representatives of the tunisian people, meeting as members of the constituent national assembly. When the evolution of constitutional politics was blocked by french rule just as the british did in.
The chapter argues that, while the mediating role of the ugtt constitutes its bestknown contribution to tunisias. Tunisie, offeecially the tunisian republic aljumhuriyya attunisiyya, is the northrenmaist kintra in africae. The capital of tunis is home to nearly 800,000 people, though over 60% of the. Constitution of zimbabwe 20 pdf format note by veritas the new zimbabwe constitution was enacted by the constitution of zimbabwe amendment no. Constitution of tunisia wikipedia republished wiki 2. The national constituent assembly of tunisia and civil society. Some nca members travelled to the regions 26 meetings and abroad to listen to the complaints of citizens, which were handed into the commissions in march 20, to help improve the third draft april 205.
Constitution is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency. A copy of this constitution shall be filed in the executive office of the council with an indication of the stated provision. Domestic implementation of international criminal law. The second draft added that the constitution should uphold the principles of human rights, but only as detailed in article 15 when these principles are consistent with so called specific aspects of the tunisian identity. Les citoyens et les citoyennes sont egaux en droits et devoirs. Committee drafting the constitution submits the fourth and final draft to the nca for a vote. Tunisias was the first constitution in the arab world in 1861.
The national constituent assembly of tunisia and civil. External link to pdf document constitution of the republic of tunisia. It is an arab kintra an is bordered bi algerie tae the wast, libie tae the sootheast, an the mediterranean sea tae the north an east. Published in the official gazette of the republic of tunisia on june 1,1959 in an original version arabic only, page 746. The official seat of the presidency of the republic is the capital, tunis. Hence, the tunisian national dialogue served as an instrument for crisis management, implemented while the crisis was still unfolding. Article 1 states that islam is tunisias religion and is an exact copy of article 1 of the previous constitution 1959, which was abolished at the time of the revolution.
The constitution of tunisia is the supreme law of the tunisian republic. The constitution is the framework for the organization of the tunisian government and for the relationship of the federal government with the governorates, citizens, and all people within tunisia. This document is available also in arabic and french this document constitutes a nonofficial translation of the text of the constitution submitted for adoption, in plenary session of the national constituent assembly, on january 26, 2014. August 20 3 that moderate islamic values would form the basis of the constitution. The constitution of the united states preamble we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do. Brahmi on 25 july 20 to 26 january 2014 when the new constitution was. With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad.
Considering the decision of the constituent national assembly of july 25, 1957 26 dhoulhidja 76. Draft dated 1 june 20 of the constitution of the republic of tunisia. At the time in the west it was known as the buyuruldu of the bey of tunis. En tunisie, le risque dune derive autoritaire crisis group. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked the arab spring have also fueled emigration desires for many tunisians. Some of the potential sites include zaghouan, kasserine, kebili and nabeul, among others giz, 20 and when developed could.
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