La problématique de la Révisibilité des constitutions en Afrique. Enjeux et Perspectives

Abstract: The Constitution is a supreme law in almost every country in the world. Since states are dynamic, the constitution is also called upon to evolve to adapt to this dynamism. A static Constitution is a fallen Constitution. But in Africa, notwithstanding the adaptability to which the constitution must be subjected, there is a constitutional inconsistency detrimental to the good mobility of the state. This inconsistency is caused by a glut of constitutional revisions for sordid gains, often linked to the retention of heads of state in power beyond the previously defined legal mandates. As a result, several crises have rose and have, in most cases, resulted in political arrangements and agreements that have sometimes supplanted the constitution. Despite some one-off successes in discouraging constitutional slippages, African constitutionalism is marked by recurring failures in its career. Ultimately, Africans need to return to common sense. The constitution to be written must interact with all the stakeholders in the social contract. It must avoid leaning towards political authoritarianism and thus establish by law an impassable border to the powers. And that will be the affirmation of the rule of law by constitutional orthodoxy. Keywords: constitution - state - revision - African - supremacy – mandate. Title: La problématique de la Révisibilité des constitutions en Afrique. Enjeux et Perspectives Author: PONGO MIKOBI Stéphane International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 9, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022 Page No: 40-50 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 28-July-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6924881 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/La%20problématique%20de%20la-28072022-5.pdfInternational Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH), ISSN 2349-7831, Paper Publications, Website: www.paperpublications.or