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Burundi’s constitutional amendment: what do we know so far?

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  • Vandeginste, Stef

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For the past five years, since the 2012 New Year's address by President Nkurunziza, the future of Burundi's constitution has been a controversial issue. On 15 November 2017, a commission in charge of drafting a constitutional amendment bill will conclude its activities. What do we know so far about the constitutional change? The short answer is: very little. Nevertheless, some insights and questions arise when looking at (i) the process and time-line of the constitutional amendment, (ii) some legal procedural challenges and (iii) the officially communicated or informally leaked substantive points. Structured along these lines, the purpose of this Brief is to present a state of the art. The purpose is not to judge the desirability of a constitutional amendment which for the government is a matter of national sovereignty and which some opposition groups have referred to as a declaration of war and a red line that should not be crossed.

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  • Vandeginste, Stef, 2017. "Burundi’s constitutional amendment: what do we know so far?," IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs 24, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
    • Handle: RePEc:iob:apbrfs:2017003
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    Burundi; constitution;

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