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• Source of constitutional authority
Preamble
• God or other deities
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
We, the representatives of the Tunisian people, members of the National
Constituent Assembly,
• Reference to country's history
Taking pride in the struggle of our people for independence, to build the state, for
freedom from tyranny, responding to its free will, and to achieve the objectives of
the revolution for freedom and dignity, the revolution of December 17, 2010
through January 14, 2011, with loyalty to the blood of our virtuous martyrs, to the
sacrifices of Tunisian men and women over the course of generations, and breaking
with injustice, inequity, and corruption,
Expressing our people’s commitment to the teachings of Islam and its aims
characterized by openness and moderation, and to the human values and the highest
principles of universal human rights, and inspired by the heritage of our civilization,
accumulated over the travails of our history, from our enlightened reformist
movements that are based on the foundations of our Islamic-Arab identity and on
the gains of human civilization, and adhering to the national gains achieved by our
people,
• Motives for writing constitution
With a view to building a republican, democratic and participatory system, in the
framework of a civil state founded on the sovereignty of the people, exercised
through the peaceful alternation of power through free elections, and on the
principle of the separation and balance of powers, which guarantees the freedom of
association in conformity with the principles of pluralism, an impartial
administration, and good governance, which are the foundations of political
competition, where the state guarantees the supremacy of the law and the respect
for freedoms and human rights, the independence of the judiciary, the equality of
rights and duties between all citizens, male and female, and equality between all
regions,
• Motives for writing constitution
• Regional group(s)
• Reference to fraternity/solidarity
Based on the elevated status of humankind and desirous of consolidating our
cultural and civilizational affiliation to the Arab and Muslim nation, building on our
national unity that is based on citizenship, fraternity, solidarity, and social justice,
committed to strengthening Maghreb unity as a step towards achieving Arab unity,
towards complementarity with the Muslim and African peoples, and towards
cooperation with all the peoples of the world, desirous of supporting all victims of
injustice, wherever they are, defending the peoples’ right to determine their own
destiny, to supporting all just liberation movements, at the forefront of which is the
movement for the liberation of Palestine, and opposing all forms of colonization and
of racism,
• Protection of environment
• Motives for writing constitution
• Reference to science
• Reference to fraternity/solidarity
Being aware of the necessity of contributing to the preservation of a healthy
environment that guarantees the sustainability of our natural resources and
bequeathing a secure life to future generations, realizing the will of the people to be
the makers of their own history, believing in science, work, and creativity as noble
human values, seeking always to be pioneers, aspiring to contribute to the
development of civilization, on the basis of the independence of national
decision-making, world peace, and human solidarity,
• God or other deities
We, in the name of the Tunisian people, with the help of God, draft this Constitution.
Tunisia 2014
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