TITLE XVI. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 166
Treason against the Fatherland and infringement the Constitution constitute the most grave crimes committed against the people.
Article 167
The source of all legitimacy follows from this Constitution.
All power which does not derive its source from this Constitution, notably that resulting from a coup d’état is illegal.
In this case, the right to civil disobedience is recognized to all citizens.
Article 168
The Burkinabè people proscribe any idea of personal power. They proscribe equally all oppression of a part of the people by another.
Article 169
The promulgation of the Constitution must intervene in the time periods specified in Article 48 of this constitutional law.
