Many powerful kingdoms were in yemen, including the. The oriental republic of uruguay is the political association of all inhabitants included within its territory. It is a founding and active member of the league of arab states and abides by its pacts and covenants. It maintains a reservation to article 291, which relates to the settlement of disputes through arbitration by the international court of justice. Islam is the religion of the state, and arabic is its official language. Constitution of the peoples democratic republic of yemen, 1971 as amended october 31, 1978 author. The constitution and law prohibit such practices, but there continued to be widespread allegations of police abuse. This new portal of the hemispheric network contains a virtual library that offers uptodate legal information related to mutual assistance and extradition in the.
Expresses the believe the united nation on the importance of women, youth and civil society participation in planning for building the yemen of the future from. However, a civil war broke out in yemen in 1994 between the north and the south. Saudi arabia helped to broker the departure of yemens longtime leader, ali abdullah saleh, and the formation of a national unity government. Agreement establishing a union between the state of the yemen. Lebanon is also a founding and active member of the united. Saudi arabia helped to broker the departure of yemen s longtime leader, ali abdullah saleh, and the formation of a national unity government. Constitution of the republic of vanuatu we the people of vanuatu, proud of our struggle for freedom, determined to safeguard the achievements of this struggle, cherishing our ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity, mindful at the same time of our common destiny, hereby proclaim the establishment of the united and free republic of vanuatu founded. Article 2 islam is the religion of the state, and arabic is its official language. Responds to the request of many women and youth to provide a free platform for the expression of various opinions and. The political foundations regional groups article 1 the republic of yemen is an arab, islamic and independent sovereign state whose integrity is inviolable, and no part of which may be ceded. This constitution shall come into force on the date of its approval, in a general referendum, by the people in both parts of yemen. Library of congress federal research division country profile.
Article 3 islamic shriah is the source of all legislation. Ali abdullah saleh, yemen s president, has promised to put a new constitution to a referendum this year and move the country to a parliamentary system but opponents say the move fails to meet. The major progress achieved, through the active participation of women in the transition to democracy in yemen and the process. Whatever transition process is developed after the current confl ict ends will need to learn the lessons of the previous failures if yemen is to make any progress towards a peaceful future. Yemen s fundamental problems were and remain exceedingly di.
In ancient times, yemen was an important center of trade and power. The constitution is the legal framework for the county. The yemen arab republic north yemen and the peoples democratic republic of yemen south yemen united on may 22, 1990, to form the presentday republic of yemen. On 22 may 1990, the two countries were officially united into the republic of yemen, while a constitution was ratified by the populace in may 1991. The constitution of yemen was ratified by popular referendum on may 16, 1991. Yemens constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2001. My theory of conflict constitutionmaking draws from comparative constitutional scholarship and posits that civil war transforms con. The constitution the official portal of the uae government.
Apr 30, 2019 it provided for the existence of a right to health insurance services without specifically and clearly indicating that egyptians had an absolute right to health care. Constitution of the peoples democratic republic of yemen. The republic of yemen is an arab, islamic and independent sovereign state whose integrity is inviolable, and no part of which may be ceded. Protect womens rights in constitution human rights. The constitution provides for amendments in its tenth part final and transitional provisions. Ali abdullah saleh, yemen s president, has promised to put a new constitution to a referendum this year and move the country to a parliamentary system but opponents say the move fails to. The yemen republic is an independent, sovereign, unitary, and indivisible state whose territorial integrity is inviolable. Constitution of the syrian arab republic 2012 preamble arab civilization, which is part of human heritage, has faced through its long history great challenges aimed at breaking its will and subjecting it to colonial domination, but it has always rose through its own creative abilities to exercise its role in building human. The constitution of the republic of yemen refworld. Ali abdullah saleh became president with the general peoples congress party ruling the parliament. The people of yemen are part of the arab and islamic nation. Article 144 provides that if the supreme council considers that the topmost interests of the federation require the amendment of this constitution, it shall submit a draft constitutional amendment to the federal national council. Yemen owns the island of socotra 217 miles to the south off the coast of east africa.
On november, six prison officers stripped naked a nigerian detainee after the same prison officers beat him and left him without medical assistance. Yemen s revolutionaries did not hesitate in creating a protest venue of their own near the university campus and calling it change square. The basic rights and duties of citizens yemeni nationality law, criminal liability, punishments constitution in yemen residences, places of worship, education, health care is a right for all citizens. Although yemens constitution theoretically guarantees an independent judiciary, in practice the executive branch exerts considerable influence over judicial authorities. The armed conflict in yemen has killed and injured thousands of yemeni civilians since it began. Acts and other legal normatively acts are passed on the basis of constitution of ukraine and must answer her. The yemeni socialist party, armed with the scientific socialism theory, is the leader and. The former states of north yemen and south yemen had sharply contrasting political systems. Yemen is the origin land of all arabs in the middle east.
Constitutional guidelines on youth, june 2014 osesgy. This is an unofficial translation of yemens draft constitution that was finalized on 15 january 2015 by the constitutional drafting committee. North yemen was a republic governed nominally under a constitution adopted in 1970, suspended in 1974, and largely restored between 1978 and the late 1980s. South yemen, officially the peoples democratic republic of yemen arabic. Before you lies the version which includes the most recent amendments bulletin of acts and decrees 1992 no. Yemen s constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2001. It is hoped that the contents of this report will be of some use in that. It is and always shall be free and independent of any foreign power. The guide to law online yemen contains a selection of yemeni legal, judicial, and governmental sources accessible through the internet links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Constitution article 41 of the 1991 constitution provides that citizens are equal in public rights and duties. It defines the republic as an independent and sovereign arab and islamic country and establishes sharia, or islamic law, as the basis of all laws. In addition to the political status of women, the constitution defines their economic and social status as well.
Article the presidential council and the house of representatives may ask for the amendment of one or more of the constitution s articles. Case study series women in peace and transition processes. In 2012 vice president abd rabbuh mansour hadi was chosen by the governing and opposition parties as the sole consensus candidate for president. The acting text, however, still contains references. As of november 2018, 6,872 civilians had been killed and 10,768 wounded, the majority by saudi. North yemen had been established as a tribalmilitary polity in 1962 after the overthrow of the theocratic zaydi shiite imamate. Constitutional guidelines on youth in yemen as per ndc outcomes document. The houthis violent rise to power and the fragmentation of the state. Yemens fundamental problems were and remain exceedingly di. Constitution of ukraine has the most greatest legal force. Weakening economic conditions led to civil unrest in yemen starting in 1991. Yemen s 1994 constitution states in article 41 that citizens are all equal in rights and duties. On 22 january 2015 the yemeni president and government resigned in protest at their own political powerlessness.
Yemen s national dialogue was created to bring together all segments of yemeni society to set the direction for the countrys future, including creating the building blocks for a new constitution. Lebanon is arab in its identity and in its association. Nov 25, 2019 in fact, the judicial system in yemen is among the most corrupt and inefficient systems in the region. Yemens constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2015. Constitution of the peoples democratic republic of yemen, 1971 as. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or. By the sixteenth century and again in the nineteenth century, northern yemen was controlled in the cities by the ottoman empire and in tribal areas by the zaydi imams suzerainty. North yemen was a republic governed nominally under a constitution adopted in 1970, suspended in 1974, and. Yemens constitution declares that islam is the state religion and that the president of the republic must practice his islamic duties. Provides a space for women, youth and representatives of the civil society in yemen to meet and discuss issues of interest to them. Norms of constitution of ukraine are the norms of direct action. The republic of yemen was declared on may 22 of that year, uniting the two yemen nations. The following year, the two sides also agreed on a unity constitution drafted in 1981.
The social justice blind spots in the new arab constitutions. Yemen was established on may 22, 1990, after the yemen arab republic north yemen, and the peoples democratic republic of yemen south yemen merged. The draft constitution of 2015 based upon the ndc sixregion federal plan might conceivably help restart talks on the future political structure of yemen. This is the text of the constitution of the republic of suriname of 1987, as it was published in the bulletin of acts and decrees of the republic of suriname no. Pdf the constitution of the republic of yemen mai saleh. This is an unofficial translation of yemen s draft constitution that was finalized on 15 january 2015 by the constitutional drafting committee. Both the constitution and ndc outcomes contained good ideas that appeal to all antagonists in the war, including houthi leaders who so adamantly opposed the draft constitution in january 2015. The yemen constitutes a historical, economical and geographical unity.
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