Article 39:
The State shall ensure protection for mothers, children, disabled persons and
the elderly by setting up institutions to that end and promulgating the relevant laws.
Article 40:
The State shall ensure provision of housing for all citizens who also shall have
right to free movement and the choice of the place of their residence in keeping with the laws
in place.
Article 41:
The State shall guarantee to parents (mothers and fathers), widows of the
martyrs, their children who have not yet attained the age of majority, those wounded in the
war, prisoners of war, the disappeared and victims of the liberation war, material and moral
rights which shall be defined by law.
Article 42:
The State shall promote women and ensure their political, economic, social and
cultural participation in the construction of the society and the development of the country.
Article 43:
The State shall ensure sustained capacity building of and the employment of
youths and shall empower them to take part in the public affairs of the country.
Article 44:
The Constitution guarantees the rights of aliens that reside legally in the SADR
territory to practice their religions and customs.
Article 45:
The State shall guarantee the defence of the rights and private property of the
aliens living legally in the national territory.
Article 46:
After the complete recovery of national sovereignty, market economy and
private initiative shall be recognised. Public and private investment and foreign investment
shall also be recognised and regulated by law.
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Article 47:
Obligations
All citizens shall respect the Constitution and the laws of the Republic.
- No one shall be excused on account of his/her ignorance of the law.
Article 48:
All citizens shall be under the sacred obligation to:
- Defend the country and participate in its liberation;
- Defend national unity and fight any semblance of identification other than the identification
with the country;
- The law shall severely punish treason, spying for the enemy, allegiance to the latter and all
crimes committed against State security.
Article 49:
National service shall be an obligation on all citizens who meet the required
legal conditions set to that end.
Article 50:
The protection and promotion of the family shall be an obligation of the
parents especially as regards the education of their children. It is equally an obligation for
children to respect and obey their parents.
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