2010 Constitution suspended after October 2025; replacement process not reconciled to a complete operative text
8
- Jurisdiction
- Madagascar
- Provision
- 8
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceArticle 8
The right of all persons to life is protected by the Law. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of life.
Death is not considered as inflicted in violation of this Article in the cases where it would result from
recourse to the force rendered absolutely necessary, in view of assuring the defense of all persons
against illegal violence.
No one may be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
In particular, it is prohibited to submit a person without their free consent to a medical or scientific
experiment.
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2010 Constitution suspended after October 2025; replacement process not reconciled to a complete operative text · assemblee-nationale.mg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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