seeking to guarantee the welfare and development of all the people of Malawi, national
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harmony and peaceful international relations;
desirous of creating a constitutional order in the Republic of Malawi based on the need for an
open, democratic and accountable government:
HEREBY adopt the following as the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi.
CHAPTER I
THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
[Ch0000s1]1.
Malawi a sovereign state
The Republic of Malawi is a sovereign State with rights and obligations under the Law of
Nations.
[Ch0000s2]2.
The national flag, etc.
Malawi shall have a National Flag, a National Coat of Arms, a National Anthem and a Public Seal.
[Ch0000s3]3.
The national territory
The national territory of the Republic of Malawi shall consist of all the territory, including
airspace, waters and islands which comprised the territory of Malawi before the commencement of this
Constitution, and shall include any territory lawfully acquired thereafter by adjustment of boundaries or
otherwise.
[Ch0000s4]4.
Protection of the people of Malawi under this constitution
This Constitution shall bind all executive, legislative and judicial organs of the State at all levels
of Government and all the peoples of Malawi are entitled to the equal protection of this Constitution,
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and laws made under it.
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[Ch0000s5]5.
Supremacy of this Constitution
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Any act of Government or any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution
shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be invalid.
[Ch0000s6]6.
Authority to govern, universal and equal suffrage11 of 2010
Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, the authority to govern derives from the people
of Malawi as expressed through universal and equal suffrage in elections held in accordance with this
Constitution in a manner prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
[Ch0000s7]7.
The separate status, function and duty of the executive