Constitution of the Republic of Benin
117
- Jurisdiction
- Benin
- Provision
- 117
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Official sourceARTICLE 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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