Constitution of the Republic of Madagascar 2010
National Human Rights Bodies
  • English
    The High Council for the Defense of Democracy and of the State of Law is responsible for observing the respect for the ethic of power, of democracy and of the respect for the State of Law, and to control the promotion and the protection of human rights.
    The law establishes the modalities relative to the composition, the organization and the functioning of the High Council. (Art. 43)
  • French
    Le Haut Conseil pour la défense de la démocratie et de l’Etat de droit est chargé d’observer le respect de l’éthique du pouvoir, de la démocratie et du respect de l’Etat de droit, de contrôler la promotion et la protection des droits de l’homme.
    Les modalités relatives à l’organisation et au fonctionnement de ce Comité sont fixées par la loi. (Art. 43)
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Constitution of the Republic of Madagascar 2010 (English). According to Art. 4: “... The official languages are Malagasy and French.”

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Constitution of the Republic of Madagascar 2010 (French).

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There are discrepancies between the French and English texts.