Constitutional Charter of the Transition of the Central African Republic 2016
Composition and Appointment
  • English
    The Constitutional Court consists of nine (9) members including at least four (4) women, who hold the title of Constitutional Judge.
    The duration of the mandate of the Constitutional Judges is of seven (7) years, non-renewable.
    The members of the Constitutional Court are designated as follows:
    – two (2) Magistrates including one women, elected by their peers;
    – two (2) Attorney including one woman, elected by their peers;
    – two (2) [members] of a Faculty of Law [enseignants-chercheurs de Droit] including one woman, elected by their peers;
    – one (1) member appointed by the President of the Republic;
    – one (1) member appointed by the President of the National Assembly;
    – one (1) member appointed by the President of the Senate.
    ... (Art. 99)
  • French
    La Cour Constitutionnelle comprend neuf (09) membres dont au moins quatre (4) femmes, qui portent Ie titre de Juge Constitutionnel.
    La durée du mandat des Juges Constitutionnels est de sept (07) ans non renouvelable.
    Les membres de la Cour Constitutionnelle sont désignés comme suit:
    - deux (2) magistrats dont une femme, élus par leurs pairs;
    - deux (2) avocats dont une femme, élus par leurs pairs;
    - deux (2) enseignants-chercheurs de Droit dont une femme, élus par leurs pairs;
    - un (1) membre nommé par Ie Président de la République;
    - un (1) membre nommé par Ie Président de l'Assemblée Nationale;
    - un (1) membre nommé par Ie Président du Sénat.
    ... (Art. 99)
1

Constitution of the Central African Republic 2016 (English). According to Art. 24: ""… Its official languages are Sango and French. …""

2

Constitution of the Central African Republic 2016 (French).

Links to all sites last visited 31 March 2021
3
Title I on the Fundamental Bases of Society.
4
There is a discrepancy between the English and French texts.