Constitution of Katanga

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Constitution of the State of Katanga
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Executive
President
JudiciaryCourt of appeal, lower court, police court, customary courts
CitationConstitution of the State of Katanga, 2010 or Constitution of the State of Katanga, 2009-05-29
Commissioned byThe Katangese Assembly serving as Constitutional Assembly
Author(s)René Clémens and his team (René Grosjean, Pol Évrard and, in particular, André Massart)[1]
SignatoriesMoïse Tshombe, Godefroid Munongo, Cléophas Mukeba, Paul Muhona[2]

The Constitution of the State of Katanga was the constitution of the

Belgium. The constitution was drafted by René Clémens and his team. Clémens, law professor at the University of Liège, was a personal friend of the self-declared president of Katanga, Moïse Tshombe, and collaborator of the Belgian Minister of African Affairs Harold d'Aspremont Lynden. His team consisted of René Grosjean, Pol Évrard, and André Massart.[3]

The constitution was never really put into effect, since the state of emergency, although only decreed from October 1960, was in fact implemented since July 1960. The document, which consisted of 66 articles, set out the political structure of Katanga and the rights of its citizens. The President, for instance, held the executive power and was both the head of state and head of the government. He was elected by a two-third majority by the national assembly and the great council (French: Grand Conseil) held in congress, for a renewable mandate of four years. He is the guarantor of Katanga's national independence, the integrity of the territory, the respect of the treaties, and the international agreements. He is the supreme commander of the armed forces, safeguards the constitution and ensures the continuity of the state.

References

  1. ^ Genin, Vincent (15 January 2014). "CLÉMENS (René)". Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. University of Perpignan
    . 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ Genin, Vincent (15 January 2014). "CLÉMENS (René)". Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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