Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo
Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo OEE ONM (born 18 April 1955) is a Gabonaise lawyer. She is the president of the Constitutional Court of Gabon (Cour Constitutionnelle de la Republique Gabonaise) since its foundation in 1991.[1][2][3]
Personal life and education
Mborantsuo was born in
Career
From 1983 to 1991 she was president of the Cour de Comptes of the Supreme Court of Gabon and taught law at Omar Bongo University. After taking part in the national conference of 1990 she was one of the writers of the country's new constitution, and became president of the newly-established constitutional court (the Constitutional Court of Gabon), a post she still holds as of January 2019[update].[1]
It has been suggested that she "contributed to the Constitutional Court's loss of legitimacy as an impartial institution" by making controversial decisions on the allegedly fraudulent presidential elections of
Selected publications
- La contribution des Cours constitutionnelles à l'Etat de Droit en Afrique, (2007, Economica: ISBN 9782717853070)
- La Constitution de la République Gabonaise[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Président: Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo" (in French). Cour Constitutionnelle de la Republique Gabonaise. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Les Membres Actuels" (in French). Cour Constitutionnelle de la Republique Gabonaise. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9781538110126. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- OCLC 991870600. Retrieved 4 February 2019.