Le peuple constituant et les Ingingo Ngenderwako de l Accord d Arusha: les limites l gales et l gitimes d une r vision de la Constitution du Burundi

Stef Vandeginste and Ren -Claude Niyonkuru

No 2017.05, IOB Working Papers from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: L article 299 de la Constitution du 18 mars 2005 impose certaines limites au pouvoir de r viser la Constitution. Il prot ge des valeurs auxquelles une r vision de la Constitution ne peut pas porter atteinte. La version fran aise de l article 299 diff re de la version kirundi que le peuple burundais a adopt e lors du r f rendum du 28 f vrier 2005. Celle-ci pr voit qu une r vision ne peut pas porter atteinte aux ingingo ngenderwako (principes fondamentaux) de l Accord d Arusha pour la Paix et la R conciliation au Burundi du 28 ao t 2000. Le working paper introduit le lien entre les ingingo ngenderwako, le partage du pouvoir consociatif et la limitation du nombre de mandats que peut exercer un Pr sident de la R publique. Article 299 of the Constitution of 18 March 2005 imposes certain limitations on the power to revise the Constitution. It protects certain values which cannot be infringed upon through a constitutional amendment. The French version of article 299 differs from the Kirundi version which the Burundian people adopted through a referendum on 28 February 2005. The latter states that a constitutional amendment must respect the ingingo ngenderwako (fundamental principles) of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi of 28 August 2000. This working paper introduces the link between the ingingo ngenderwako, consociational power-sharing and presidential term limits.

Keywords: Burundi; constitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2017-04
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