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Constitution of Mauritania

Index Constitution of Mauritania

The current Constitution of Mauritania was adopted on 12 July 1991. [1]

33 relations: Arbitrary arrest and detention, Charles de Gaulle, Constitution of France, Constitutional amendment, De jure, Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen of 1789, Executive (government), Freedom of religion, French Fifth Republic, Hassaniya Arabic, In flagrante delicto, Islam, Judicial independence, Judiciary, Jurisprudence, Legislature, List of heads of state of Mauritania, List of territorial entities where French is an official language, Mauritania, Mauritanian constitutional referendum, 2006, Mauritanian Parliament, Mauritanian People's Party, Military Committee for National Salvation, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Moktar Ould Daddah, National Assembly (Mauritania), Nouakchott, Presidential system, Republic, Senate of Mauritania, Sharia, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Universal suffrage.

Arbitrary arrest and detention

Arbitrary arrest and arbitrary detention are the arrest or detention of an individual in a case in which there is no likelihood or evidence that they committed a crime against legal statute, or in which there has been no proper due process of law.

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Charles de Gaulle

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to reestablish democracy in France.

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Constitution of France

The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958.

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Constitutional amendment

A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a nation or state.

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De jure

In law and government, de jure (lit) describes practices that are legally recognised, whether or not the practices exist in reality.

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Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen of 1789

The Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen of 1789 (Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen de 1789), set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Freedom of religion

Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance without government influence or intervention.

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French Fifth Republic

The Fifth Republic, France's current republican system of government, was established by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958.

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Hassaniya Arabic

Hassānīya (حسانية; also known as Hassaniyya, Klem El Bithan, Hasanya, Hassani, Hassaniya) is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic.

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In flagrante delicto

In flagrante delicto (Latin: "in blazing offence") or sometimes simply in flagrante (Latin: "in blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare). The colloquial "caught red-handed" or "caught rapid" are English equivalents.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Judicial independence

Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government.

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Judiciary

The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state.

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Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence or legal theory is the theoretical study of law, principally by philosophers but, from the twentieth century, also by social scientists.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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List of heads of state of Mauritania

This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

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List of territorial entities where French is an official language

As of 2015, there are 29 independent nations where French is an official language.

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Mauritania

Mauritania (موريتانيا; Gànnaar; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; Mauritanie), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwestern Africa.

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Mauritanian constitutional referendum, 2006

A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters.

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Mauritanian Parliament

The Mauritanian Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) was made up, until 2017, of two chambers.

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Mauritanian People's Party

Mauritanian People's Party (PPM, French Parti du peuple mauritanien; Arabic: حزب الشعب الموريتاني Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Muritaniy) was the sole legal party of Mauritania from 1961 to 1978.

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Military Committee for National Salvation

The Military Committee for National Salvation (French, Comité Militaire de Salut National, CMSN) was a military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania that took power in 1979.

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Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla

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Moktar Ould Daddah

Moktar Ould Daddah (مختار ولد داداه Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.

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National Assembly (Mauritania)

The National Assembly (الجمعية الوطنية; Assemblée Nationale) is the legislative house of Parliament of Mauritania.

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Nouakchott

Nouakchott (نواكشوط, originally derived from Berber Nawākšūṭ, "place of the winds") page 273.

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Presidential system

A presidential system is a democratic and republican system of government where a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Senate of Mauritania

The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) was made up of two chambers.

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Sharia

Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law (شريعة) is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a historic document that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.

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Universal suffrage

The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adult citizens, regardless of property ownership, income, race, or ethnicity, subject only to minor exceptions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Mauritania

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