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Constitution of the Republic of Benin

117

Jurisdiction
Benin
Provision
117
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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ARTICLE 117. The Constitutional Court shall Rule obligatorily on: -The constitutionality of organic laws and of laws in general in advance of their promulgation; -The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, of the High Authority of Audio-Visuals and Communications, and of the Economic and Social Council in advance of their enforcement with regard to their conformity to the Constitution; -The constitutionality of laws and regulatory acts deemed to infringe on fundamental human rights and on public liberties, and in general on the violation of the rights of the individual; -The conflicts of prerogatives between the institutions of the State. -Oversee the regularity of the election of the President of the Republic; examine the objections; rule on the irregularities that it may have found itself, and proclaim the results of the balloting; rule on the regularity of the referendum and proclaim its results; -Rule, in contested cases, on the regularity of legislative elections; -Make up the legal portion of the High Court of Justice with the exception of its President.

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Constitution of the Republic of Benin · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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