159

Jurisdiction: Benin
Provision: 159
Source language: English
Recorded status: in force

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ARTICLE 159. The present Constitution shall be submitted to a referendum. The necessary arrangements for its application shall be the objective, whether by laws voted by the High Council of the Republic, or whether by decrees issued by the Council of Ministers. The prerogatives passed on by the present Constitution to the Constitutional Court shall be exercised by the High Court of the Republic until the installation of the new institutions.

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

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