Constitution of Lao People's Democratic Republic's (Amended 2015)

Published by: Open Development Laos

The 2015 Constitution (Amended) was published in the Official Gazette (open access) on 4 February 2016. It is currently available in the Lao language only. The 2015 Constitution: has 14 chapters and 119 articles, three chapters and 21 articles more than the 2003 version. Implies greater commitment to the rule of law by, for example: allowing the establishment of provincial assemblies (PAs) for the first time, which are set to function as local parliaments; stipulating, for the first time, that the president can hold office for not more than two consecutive terms.

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Field	Value
Geographic area (spatial range)	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Document reference #	012
Issuing agency/parties	National Assembly
Language	Lao
Formal type of document	Constitution
Alternative/short title	Constitution (2015)
Topics	Constitution and rights
License	Creative Commons Attribution
Copyright	No
Access and use constraints	Open access publication from the Laos Official Gazzette.
Status	Adopted, validated, in effect
Adoption date/Enacted/Promulgation date/Signing date	December 15, 2015
Effective/Enforced Date	December 15, 2015
Publication reference	Official Gazette of Lao PDR Organized by: Ministry of Justice
Links to source	http://www.laoofficialgazette.gov.la/index.php?r=site/display&id=886
Date uploaded	April 16, 2018, 09:21 (UTC)
Date modified	December 16, 2019, 08:18 (UTC)