The Sahrawi people – an Arab, African and Muslim people – who decided to launch their liberation war in 1973, under the leadership of the POLISARIO Front, to liberate their country from colonialism – and end the occupation – resolute in that way in a long resistance in which they have never stopped during their history to defend their liberty and their dignity, proclaim:
their resolve to pursues the struggle for the perfection of the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and the integrity of their national territory;
their respect for the principles of justice and democracy contained in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man (of 10 December 1948), in the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples' Rights (of 26 June 1981) and in the international treaties entered by SADR;
their conviction that the liberty and the dignity of man is not possible except in a society where the rule of law is sovereign and where the conditions for social development are created in conformity with the values of a stable society, the said society, its civilisation, its religion, its national culture, as well as the requirements of the modern world;
their determination to create democratic institutions that guarantee liberty and fundamental human rights, economic and social rights, the rights of the family, the basic unit of society;
their belief in the necessity of building a Great Maghreb, of concreting the unity of the work of Africa, the unity of the Arab nation and to establish international relations based on cooperation, concord, mutual respect and the establishment of peace in the world.
General principles
The following is an English translation of the 1999 version General principles of the Constitution of the SADR.
1st Chapter: Saguia el-Hamra y Rio de Oro
Art. 1: Western Sahara in its internationally recognized borders is an indivisible democratic republic, named Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
Art. 2: Islam is the state religion and law origin.
Art. 40: The state guarantees parents (father and mother) of martyrs, their children who have not attained the age of majority, the war wounded, the prisoners in enemy territory and the victims of the war of liberation the material and moral rights to be defined by law.
Art. 41: The state pursues the promotion of women and her political, social and cultural participation, in the construction of society and the country's development.
Art. 42: The state ensures the continuous improvement of the capacities of the youth and their better use.
Art. 43: Foreigners residing in the territory of the SADR have the right to practice their religion and exercise their habits and customs.
Art. 44: The state guarantees the rights and private property of foreigners living legally in the country.
Art. 45: Following the completion of national sovereignty, market economy and freedom of initiative will be recognized.
Art. 46: Foreign investment and public and private investments are organized by law.
5th Chapter: Liabilities
Art. 47: All the citizens are required to respect the Constitution and the laws of the republic. Ignorance of the law does not justify its infringement.
Art. 48: There is a sacred obligation for all: Defend the homeland and participate in its liberation, defend the national unity and combat any fickleness of belonging to the Sahrawi people. The law provides severe penalties for treason, espionage on behalf of the enemy, fidelity to the enemy and crimes committed against the state security.
Art. 49: National service is obligatory, all citizens who meet the legal conditions required for that purpose, are required to comply.
Art. 50: Protection of the family and its promotion is mandatory, for the parents in the education of their children, and for the children in the respect to their parents.
Proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - article from WSO that includes constitutional history
Constitutions
"La República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD)". Sáhara Occidental (in Spanish). 31 December 2019.
"Acte Constitutionnel Provisoire du 26 février 1976"[Provisional Constitutional Act of 26 February 1976](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in French). 1976-02-26. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"Constitución de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática de 1976"[1976 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 1976-08-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"Constitution de la Repúblique Arabe Sahraoui Democrátique de 1982"[1982 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in French). 1982-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"Constitución de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática de 1991"[1991 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 1991-06-19. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"1995 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic"(PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela. 1995-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"Constitución de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática de 1999"[1999 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 1999-09-04. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"دستور الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية لعام 2003"[2003 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Arabic). 2003. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"Constitución de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática de 2011"[2011 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"2015 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic"(PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"دستور الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية لعام 2019"[2019 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Arabic). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
"دستور الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية لعام 2023"[2023 Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](PDF). Center for Studies on Western Sahara of the University of Santiago de Compostela (in Arabic). 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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