Luanda - The Constitutional Court on Sunday called on Angolan society to reflect on the protection of children's rights outlined in the Constitution of the Republic of Angola (CRA).
In its statement, as part of the 13 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Angola (CRA), marked this Sunday, the Constitutional Court considers it an absolute priority of the family, the State and society.
For the Constitutional Court, it is necessary to reflect on the rights and duties established by the Constitution of the Republic, having as a priority the protection of children's rights, for all that they represent for the future of the Angolan nation.
It states that, among other guarantees concerning the protection of children, the legislator set up, in article 80 of the CRA, a series of rights, guarantees and programmes aimed at placing children in the centre of the building of a free, fair, democratic, solidarity based on society of peace, equality and social progress.
Thus, the Constitutional Court guarantees that it will continue, in the exercise of its functions, to ensure the dissemination and application of these principles, contributing to increasing the constitutional literacy of the citizen and the trust that is increasingly required from the courts and, specifically, in the administration of justice in legal and constitutional matters.
The Constitutional Court defends that children are not safeguarded just by the observance of their rights, but should also be cared for through the fulfilment of rules by the family, the state and the society, through institutional, administrative, moral and emotional measures for the realisation of these principles.
In this regard, the document says that during the Week of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court launched the Constitution of the Republic of Angola for children, which portrays, in comic strips format, various provisions of the “Magna Carta” in simple language , accessible and perceptible to all ages, to understand the constitutional foundations, as well as the extent of their rights and duties.
“This recognises the importance of constitutional literacy, based on universal knowledge of the text of the Constitution, from childhood”, states the document.
The court also pointed out as a fundamental task the translation of the CRA into the main Angolan languages of African origin, to strengthen the sense of national unity and awaken society to the importance of preserving Angola´s linguistic identity.
Angola marks 13 years since the entry into force of the current Angolan Constitution, which was established as a result of the approval and enactment of the 2010 Constitution, an achievement of the young Angolan democracy taking into account the set of fundamental principles, rights and guarantees that were enshrined by the legislator and that contributed to strengthening the Democratic Rule of Law in Angola.
It is the result of a historical constitutional process that went through various changes and was under revision in 2021, which aimed to strengthen the basic foundations of the Angolan state, based in democratic principles and the separation and interdependence of powers.
