THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA OF 2003 REVISED IN 2015 — Rwanda law | Esheria

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA OF 2003 REVISED IN 2015

National power comes from the people of Rwanda, and no person or group may take it for themselves.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Constitution
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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National power comes from the people of Rwanda, and no person or group may take it for themselves. Rwandans who meet legal requirements have the right to vote and be elected. The Constitution is the country’s supreme law, and any law, decision, or act that conflicts with it has no effect. Rwanda is described as an independent, sovereign, democratic, social, and secular republic, and its founding principle is government of Rwandans, by Rwandans, and for Rwandans. Rwanda’s territory includes land, rivers, lakes, and airspace within its borders, and the country is divided into administrative entities set by an Organic Law.