CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 2
Sovereignty and Legality
1. Sovereignty is vested in the people.
2. The Mozambican people shall exercise their sovereignty in the manner
provided for in the Constitution.
3. The State is subordinate to the Constitution and is founded on legality.
4. Constitutional rules shall prevail over all other rules of the legal order.
Article 3
Democratic Rule of Law
The Republic of Mozambique is a State governed by the rule of law, based on
pluralism of expression and democratic political organisation and on the respect
for and guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Article 4
Legal Pluralism
The State recognises the different normative and dispute resolution systems that
co-exist in Mozambican society, insofar as they are not contrary to the
fundamental principles and values of the Constitution.
Article 5
Nationality
1. Mozambican nationality may be by origin or it may be acquired.
2. The requirements for the attribution, acquisition, loss and re-acquisition of
nationality are determined by the Constitution and regulated by law.
Article 6
Territory
1. The territory of the Republic of Mozambique is a single whole, indivisible and
inalienable, comprising the entire land surface, maritime zone and air space
delimited by the national boundaries.
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