Constitution of Djibouti

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The Constitution of Djibouti is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Djiboutian state and its government institutions.

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Constitution of Djibouti canonical 11

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptionDate 1992-09-04 ⓘ
adoptionMethod constitutional referendum ⓘ
amendmentProcedureMayInclude referendum ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires parliamentary approval ⓘ
binds all public authorities in Djibouti ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1992-09-15 ⓘ
containsChapter fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
country Djibouti ⓘ
definesGovernmentSystem multi-party system ⓘ
semi-presidential system ⓘ
definesOfficialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
definesPresidentialElectionMethod direct universal suffrage ⓘ
definesPresidentialTermLength 6 years ⓘ
definesSovereignty resides in the people of Djibouti ⓘ
definesStateForm unitary state ⓘ
definesTerritorialOrganization unitary and indivisible territory ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishesConstitutionalPrinciple independence of the judiciary ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
establishesLegislature National Assembly of Djibouti ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs Prime Minister of Djibouti ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs President of Djibouti ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition highest norm in Djiboutian legal order ⓘ
inspiredBy French constitutional tradition ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Djibouti ⓘ
linked to: Djibouti
language Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Djibouti ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral legislature ⓘ
prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ
torture ⓘ
providesFor constitutional amendments ⓘ
recognizesReligion Islam as state religion ⓘ
referendumDate 1992-09-04 ⓘ
regulates organization of the executive branch ⓘ
organization of the judiciary ⓘ
organization of the legislature ⓘ
replaced transitional constitutional arrangements after independence ⓘ
subjectTo subsequent amendments after 1992 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Djibouti → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Prime Minister of Djibouti → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
National Assembly of Djibouti → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Government of Djibouti → legalFoundation → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti → isDefinedBy → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
President of the National Assembly (Djibouti) → associatedWith → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Supreme Court of Djibouti → establishedBy → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Supreme Court of Djibouti → legalAuthority → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
judiciary of Djibouti → basedOn → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ
Constitutional Council of Djibouti → legalBasis → Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ