Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda
Hierarchy of laws
- Jurisdiction
- Rwanda
- Provision
- 95
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) The hierarchy of laws is as follows:
(a) Constitution;
(b) organic law;
(c) international treaties and
agreements ratified by Rwanda;
(d) ordinary law;
(e) orders and regulations provided for
by a law.
(2) A law cannot contradict another law that
is higher in hierarchy.
(3) Organic laws are those designated as
such and empowered by this
Constitution to regulate other key
matters in the place of the Constitution.
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Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda · parliament.gov.rw · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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