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Article 260
The members of the Corps of Defense and of Security are trained at all levels in the
respect for international humanitarian law and for the primacy of the Constitution.
Article 261
A civilian may not be subjected to the code of military justice nor judged by a military
jurisdiction.
TITLE XI: OF THE LOCAL COLLECTIVITIES
• Municipal government
Article 262
An organic law creates the commune as well as other local collectivities of the
Republic.
The law determines the fundamental principles of their status, of their organization,
of their competences, of their resources as well as the conditions in which these local
collectivities are administrated.
Article 263
The commune is a decentralized administrative entity. It is subdivided into entities
specified by an organic law.
• Municipal government
Article 264
The commune is administrated by the Communal Council and by the Communal
Administrator.
• Municipal government
Article 265
The elections at the communal level are held in accordance with the procedures
indicated hereafter:
a. The collines [literally: hills; local administrative collectivities] are
administrated by the Councils of the collines of five members elected by
universal direct suffrage. The councilor who has obtained the highest
number of votes becomes the Head [Chef] of the colline. The candidates
must present themselves as independents;
b. The communes are administrated by the Communal Councils which are
elected by universal direct suffrage.
Burundi 2005
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