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Tunisian Constitution of 1959
| Tunisian Constitution of 1959 | |
|---|---|
| Presented | 1 June 1959 |
| Superseded | 23 December 2011 |
| Location | Tunisia |
| Signatories | Habib Bourguiba, President of the Republic |
The Tunisian Constitution of 1959 was promulgated on 1 June 1959. The application of the text was suspended following the Tunisian Revolution, a Constituent Assembly being elected on 23 October 2011 to draft a new text. In the meantime, a decree-law of 23 March 2011 then a constitutive law of 16 December of the same year provisionally organized the public authorities.[1] The new Constitution was adopted on 26 January 2014.[2]
The supreme legal norm of the country, composed of 78 articles, it constitutes the second Constitution in the modern history of the country.[3] The first was adopted in 1861, making Tunisia the first Arab state to adopt such a text, after the proclamation of the Fundamental Pact of 1857.[4] Legal foundation of the republican regime, it is marked by the affirmation of a strong executive. The Constitutional Council verifies a posteriori the conformity of laws with the Constitution when it is referred to it.
- ^ "Décret-loi du 23 mars 2011 portant organisation provisoire des pouvoirs publics". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "La Constitution adoptée". Tunisie14.tn (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Tunisie: l'Assemblée constituante adopte la loi d'organisation des pouvoirs publics". RFI (in French). 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Fundamental Pact | Tunisia [1857] | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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