constituteproject.org PDF generated: 04 Jan 2016, 20:27 The National Assembly is referred to the matter of the Bill of the Law of Finance of the year (Budget of the State) from the opening of the ordinary session preceding the budgetary period and in any case before 15 November. The Bill of the Law of Finance must provide for the receipts necessary for complete coverage of the expenditures. The Bill of the Law of Finance is voted at the latest in first reading within the time of thirty-five days following its deposit. In case of rejection or amendment, a second reading can be demanded. If the budget is not voted before 1 January, the President of the Republic is authorized to re-implement the budget for the previous year by provisional twelfths. The budget may only be adopted in plenary session. TITLE VI: INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS Article. 70 • Foreign affairs representative The President of the Republic negotiates and approves the treaties and international conventions, which are submitted to the ratification of the National Assembly. • Legal status of treaties The treaties or agreements regularly ratified have, on their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws under reserve, for each agreement or treaty, to its application by the other party and of its conformity with the relevant provisions of the law of treaties. • Treaty ratification Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, the ratification or the approval of an international engagement containing a clause contrary to the relevant provisions of the Constitution may intervene only after the revision of it. TITLE VII: OF THE JUDICIAL POWER Article 71 • Judicial independence The judicial power is independent of the legislative power and the executive power. It is exercised by the Supreme Court, the Court of Accounts and the other Courts and Tribunals. The Court of Accounts is the jurisdiction of control of the public finances. Article 72 The judicial power sees to respect for the rights and freedoms defined by this Constitution. The judge is only obedient to the law. Within the framework of his mission, he is protected against any form of pressure of such nature as to be prejudicial to his free arbitration. The presiding magistrates are not removable. Djibouti 1992 (rev. 2010) Page 16