Constitution of Eritrea
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The Constitution of Eritrea is the
Overview
In March 1994, the
In 1995, a global symposium was held in Asmara for the writing of the Constitution of Eritrea. Eritrean representatives worked closely on the legislation with a number of international experts, including Somali scholars Ismail Ali Ismail and Said Sheikh Samatar. The following year, Ismail also helped train senior government officials in the Eritrean capital.[4]
After 27 months, the resulting constitution was introduced to the National Assembly in 1997.[3] The constitution was ratified. As of 2023[update], it had not been fully implemented, and general elections had not been held, despite the ratification of an election law in 2002.[5][6]
The Eritrean constitution calls for legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. According to the constitution, a 150-seat unicameral legislature, the
References
- ^ Human Rights Watch (2021-12-22), Eritrea: Events of 2021, retrieved 2022-02-04
- ^ Babiker, Mohamed Abdelsalam. "Situation of human rights in Eritrea Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea" (PDF). reliefweb.int. UN General Assembly. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Jennifer Widner (August 2005). "Eritrea 1997". Princeton University. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ^ Ismail, Ismail Ali (6 July 2005). "Ethiopia and Somalia: Missed Opportunities and Some Challenges". Wardheernews. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Country Profile: Eritrea (PDF). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (September 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ S2CID 158974839. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
External links
- English version of The Constitution of Eritrea Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine