Constitution of East Timor
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Constitution of East Timor
- Laws and the constitution
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Constitution of East Timor
- The constitution and laws of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
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| Preamble
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Part I - Fundamental Principles
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| Section 1 - The Republic
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| Section 2 - Sovereignty and constitutionality
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| Section 3 - Citizenship
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| Section 4 - Territory
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| Section 5 - Decentralisation
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| Section 6 - Objectives of the State
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| Section 7 - Universal suffrage and multi-party system
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| Section 8 - International relations
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| Section 9 - International law
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| Section 10 - Solidarity
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| Section 11 - Valorisation of Resistance
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| Section 12 - State and religions denominations
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| Section 13 - Official languages and national languages
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| Section 14 - National symbols
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Section 15 - National flag
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Part II - Fundamental Rights, Duties, Freedoms And Guarantees
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Title I - General Principles
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| Section 16 - Universality and equality
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| Section 17 - Equality between women and men
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| Section 18 - Child protection
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| Section 19 - Youth
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| Section 20 - Old age
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| Section 21 - Disabled citizen
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| Section 22 - East Timorese citizens overseas
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| Section 23 - Interpretation of fundamental rights
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| Section 24 - Restrictive laws
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| Section 25 - State of exception
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| Section 26 - Access to courts
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| Section 27 - Ombudsman
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| Section 28 - Right to resistance and self-defence
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Title II - Personal Rights, Liberties And Guarantees
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| Section 29 - Right to life
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| Section 30 - Right to personal freedom, security and integrity
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| Section 31 - Application of criminal law
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| Section 32 - Limits on sentences and security measures
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| Section 33 - Habeas Corpus
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| Section 34 - Guarantees in criminal proceedings
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| Section 35 - Extradition and expulsion
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| Section 36 - Right to honour and privacy
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| Section 37 - Inviolability of home and correspondence
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| Section 38 - Protection of personal data
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| Section 39 - Family, marriage and maternity
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| Section 40 - Freedom of speech and information
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| Section 41 - Freedom of the press and mass media
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| Section 42 - Freedom to assemble and demonstrate
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| Section 43 - Freedom of association
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| Section 44 - Freedom of movement
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| Section 45 - Freedom of conscience, religion and worship
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| Section 46 - Right to political participation
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| Section 47 - Right to vote
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| Section 48 - Right to petition
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| Section 49 - Defence of sovereignty
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Title III - Economic, Social And Cultural Rights And Duties
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| Section 51 - Right to work
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| Section 52 - Right to strike and prohibition of lock-out
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| Section 53 - Trade union freedom
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| Section 54 - Right to private property
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| Section 55 - Obligations of the taxpayer
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| Section 56 - Social security and assistance
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| Section 57 - Health
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| Section 58 - Housing
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| Section 59 - Education and culture
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| Section 60 - Intellectual property
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Section 61 - Environment
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Part III - Organization Of Political Power
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Title I - General Principles
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| Section 62 - Source and exercise of power
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| Section 63 - Participation by citizens in political life
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| Section 64 - Principle of renewal
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| Section 65 - Elections
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| Section 66 - Referendum
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| Section 67 - Organs of sovereignty
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| Section 68 - Incompatibilities
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| Section 69 - Principle of separation of powers
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| Section 70 - Political parties and right of opposition
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| Section 71 - Administrative organisation
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| Section 72 - Local government
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| Section 73 - Publication of legislation and decisions
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Title II - President Of The Republic
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| Chapter I - Status, Election And Appointment
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| Section 74 - Definition
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| Section 75 - Eligibility
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| Section 76 - Election
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| Section 77 - Inauguration and swearing-in
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| Section 78 - Incompatibilities
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| Section 79 - Criminal liability and constitutional obligations
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| Section 80 - Absence
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| Section 81 - Resignation of office
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| Section 82 - Death, resignation or permanent disability
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| Section 83 - Exceptional cases
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Section 84 - Replacement and interim office
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| Chapter II - Competencies
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| Section 85 - Competencies
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| Section 86 - Competencies with regard to other organs
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| Section 87 - Competencies with regard to international relations
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| Section 88 - Promulgation and veto
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Section 89 - Powers of an interim President of the Republic
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| Chapter III - Council Of State
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| Section 90 - Council of State
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| Section 91 - Competencies, organisation and functioning of the Council of State
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Title III - National Parliament
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| Chapter I - Status And Election
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| Section 92 - Definition
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| Section 93 - Election and composition
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Section 94 - Immunities
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| Chapter II - Competence
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| Section 95 - Competence of the National Parliament
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| Section 96 - Legislative authorisation
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| Section 97 - Legislative initiative
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Section 98 - Parliamentary appraisal of statutes
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| Chapter III - Organisation And Functioning
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| Section 99 - Legislative term
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| Section 100 - Dissolution
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Section 101 - Attendance by members of the Government
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| Chapter IV - Standing Committee
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| Section 102 - Standing Committee
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Title IV - Government
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| Chapter I - Definition And Structure
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| Section 103 - Definition
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| Section 104 - Composition
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Section 105 - Council of Ministers
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| Chapter II - Formation And Responsibility
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| Section 106 - Appointment
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| Section 107 - Responsibility of the Government
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| Section 108 - The Programme of the Government
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| Section 109 - Consideration of the Programme of the Government
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| Section 110 - Request for vote of confidence
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| Section 111 - Vote of no confidence
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| Section 112 - Dismissal of the Government
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| Section 113 - Criminal liability of members of Government
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Section 114 - Immunity for members of the Government
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| Chapter III - Competencies
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| Section 115 - Competencies of the Government
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| Section 116 - Competencies of the Council of Ministers
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| Section 117 - Competencies of the members of Government
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Title V - Courts
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| Chapter I - Courts, Public Prosecution And Lawyers
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| Section 118 - Jurisdiction
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| Section 119 - Independence
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| Section 120 - Review of unconstitutionality
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| Section 121 - Judges
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| Section 122 - Exclusiveness
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| Section 123 - Categories of courts
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| Section 124 - Supreme Court of Justice
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| Section 125 - Functioning and composition
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| Section 126 - Electoral and constitutional competence
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| Section 127 - Eligibility
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| Section 128 - Superior Council for the Judiciary
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| Section 129 - High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court
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| Section 130 - Military courts
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Section 131 - Court hearings
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| Chapter II - Public Prosecution
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| Section 132 - Function and status
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| Section 133 - Office of the Prosecutor-General
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Section 134 - Superior Council for the Public Prosecution
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| Chapter III - Lawyers
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| Section 135 - Lawyers
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| Section 136 - Guarantees in the activity of lawyers
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Title VI - Public Administration
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Section 137 - Public Administration general principles
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Part IV - Economic And Financial Organisation
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Title I - General Principles
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| Section 138 - Economic organisation
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| Section 139 - Natural resources
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| Section 140 - Investments
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| Section 141 - Land
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Title II - Financial And Tax System
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| Section 142 - Financial system
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| Section 143 - Central Bank
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| Section 144 - Tax system
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Section 145 - State Budget
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Part V - National Defence And Security
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| Section 146 - Defence Force
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| Section 147 - Police and security forces
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Section 148 - Superior Council for Defence and Security
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Part VI - Guarantee And Revision Of The Constitution
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Title I - Guarantee Of The Constitution
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| Section 149 - Anticipatory review of constitutionality
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| Section 150 - Abstract review of constitutionality
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| Section 151 - Unconstitutionality by omission
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| Section 152 - Appeals on constitutionality
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| Section 153 - Decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice
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Title II - Constitutional Revision
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| Section 154 - Initiative and time of revision
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| Section 155 - Approval and promulgation
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| Section 156 - Limits on matters of revision
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Section 157 - Limits on time of revision
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Part VII - Final And Transitional Provisions
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| Section 158 - Treaties, agreements and alliances
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| Section 159 - Working languages
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| Section 160 - Serious crimes
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| Section 161 - Illegal appropriation of assets
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| Section 162 - Reconciliation
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| Section 163 - Transitional judicial organisation
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| Section 164 - Transitional competence of the Supreme Court of Justice
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| Section 165 - Previous law
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| Section 166 - National Anthem
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| Section 167 - Transformation of the Constituent Assembly
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| Section 168 - Second Transitional Government
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| Section 169 - Presidential election of 2002
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| Section 170 - Entry into force of the Constitution
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