Art. 39 - The private life and the honour of the citizen are inviolable and protected by the
law.
The secrecy of private correspondence and communication, in any form, is guaranteed.
Art. 40 - The State guarantees home inviolability.
No thorough search can be allowed unless in pursuance of the law and in compliance
with the latter.
The thorough search can only be in pursuance of a search warrant emanating from the
competent judicial authority.
Art. 41 - Freedom of expression, association and meeting are guaranteed to the citizen.
Art. 42 - The right to create political parties is recognized and guaranteed.
However, this right cannot be used to violate the fundamental liberties, the fundamental
values and components of the national identity, the national unity, the security and
integrity of the national territory, the independence of the country and the People’s
sovereignty as well as the democratic and republican nature of the State.
In respect to the provisions of the present Constitution, the political parties cannot be
founded on religious, linguistic, racial, sex, corporatist or regional basis.
The political parties cannot resort to partisan propaganda on the elements mentioned in
the previous paragraph.
Any obedience, in any form, of the political parties to foreign interests or parties is
forbidden.
No political party can resort to any form of any nature of violence or constraint.
Other obligations and duties are prescribed by the law.
Art. 43 - The right to create associations is guaranteed.
The State encourages the development of associative movement.
The law defines the conditions and clauses of the creation of associations.
Art. 44 - Any citizen enjoying his civil and political rights has the right to choose freely
his place of dwelling and to move on the national territory.
The right of entry and exit from the national territory is guaranteed.
Art. 45 - Any person is presumed not guilty until his culpability is established by a
regular jurisdiction with all the guarantees required by the law.
Art. 46 - None is guilty unless it is in accordance with a promulgated law prior to the
incriminated action.
Art. 47 - None can be pursued, arrested or detained unless within the cases defined by the
law and in accordance with the forms prescribed.