Malawi Constitution

This document contains the full text of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi (1994), including all 23 chapters and 215 sections. Key areas covered include: the Republic's sovereignty and supremacy of the Constitution (Chapter I); application and interpretation (Chapter II); fundamental principles and national policy (Chapter III); human rights and freedoms — right to life, liberty, equality, privacy, education, property, expression, assembly, and more (Chapter IV); citizenship (Chapter V); the Legislature and Parliament (Chapter VI); elections and the Electoral Commission (Chapter VII); the Executive, President, Cabinet, and Attorney General (Chapter VIII); the Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Court, and subordinate courts (Chapter IX); the Ombudsman (Chapter X); the Human Rights Commission (Chapter XI); the Law Commission (Chapter XII); local government (Chapter XIII); the civil service, prisons, and defence forces (Chapters XIV–XVI); police (Chapter XVII); the National Compensation Tribunal (Chapter XVIII); the Reserve Bank (Chapter XIX); land and environment (Chapters XX–XXI); amendment procedures (Chapter XXII); and miscellaneous provisions (Chapter XXIII). Includes amendments through Act 1 of 1997.