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

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
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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)