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CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA
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null and void.
Any aggrieved person who claims that a fundamental right or
freedom guaranteed by this Constitution has been denied or
violated shall be entitled to petition a competent court for
redress. Where it ascertains that such fundamental right or
freedom has been denied or violated, the court shall have the
power to make all such orders as shall be necessary to secure
for such petitioner the enjoyment of such fundamental right or
freedom, and where such applicant suffers damage, to include
an award of monetary compensation.
Article 29 - Residual Rights
The rights enumerated in this Chapter shall not preclude other
rights which ensue from the spirit of this Constitution and the
principles of a society based on social justice, democracy and the
rule of law.
CHAPTER IV: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Article 30 - Representation of the People
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All Eritrean citizens, of eighteen years of age or more, shall
have the right to vote.
The National Assembly shall enact an electoral law, which
shall ensure the representation and participation of the
Eritrean people.
Article 31 - Establishment and Duration of the National
Assembly
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There shall be a National Assembly which shall be the
supreme representative and legislative body.
The National Assembly shall be composed of representatives
elected by the people.
Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by secret
ballot of all citizens who are qualified to vote.
Members of the National Assembly are representatives of the
Eritrean people as a whole. In discharging their duties, they
are governed by the objectives and principles of the