Constitution

Burkina Faso 1991 Constitution (reviewed 2015)

Table of Contents

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.