Constitution of Bolivia (Spanish: Constitución Política del Estado)
Category: Legislative
Document Type: Constitution
Role: Main
Bolivia's 2009 Constitution Includes Policy Objective to Protect Agriculture from Climate Risks.
The Constitution of Bolivia, adopted in 2009 following a constituent assembly process and a national referendum (approved by 61.43% of voters), establishes the fundamental structure and principles of the Bolivian state. It defines Bolivia as a Unitary Social State of Pluri-National Communitarian Law (Estado Unitario Social de Derecho Plurinacional Comunitario) that is free, independent, sovereign, democratic, inter-cultural, decentralized, and with autonomies. The Constitution's preamble includes a reference to "Pachamama" (Mother Nature). Specifically addressing climate change and related risks, Article 407, located within the objectives of the State's policy for comprehensive rural development, sets forth a key objective: to protect agricultural and agro-industrial production from natural disasters, inclement climate, and geological catastrophes. This policy objective is to be pursued by the State in coordination with autonomous and decentralized territorial entities. Furthermore, Article 407 mandates that a specific law shall be created to provide for agricultural insurance. The Constitution itself does not specify deadlines or compliance dates for the implementation of this policy objective or the creation of the required agricultural insurance law. The primary affected sectors are agricultural and agro-industrial production.
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PDF generated: 27 Apr 2022, 10:44 constituteproject.org Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s Constitution of 2009 © Oxford University Press, Inc. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 27 Apr 2022, 10:44 Table of contents Preamble ..............................................................................3 PART I. FUNDAMENTAL BASES OF THE STATE: RIGHTS, DUTIES AND GUARANTEES ...3 TITLE I. FUNDAMENTAL BASES OF THE STATE ..............................................3 TITLE II. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES ........................................6 TITLE III. DUTIES ......................................................................23 TITLE IV. JURISDICTIONAL GUARANTEES AND ACTIONS OF DEFENSE ........................ 24 TITLE V. NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ................................................ 29 PART II. FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE ............30 TITLE I. LEGISLATIVE ORGAN ........................................................... 30 TITLE II. EXECUTIVE ORGAN ............................................................36 TITLE III. JUDICIAL ORGAN AND PLURI-NATIONALCONSTITUTIONAL COURT .................. 39 TITLE IV. ELECTORAL ORGAN ...........................................................45 TITLE V. FUNCTIONS OF CONTROL, DEFENSE OF SOCIETY AND DEFENSE OF THE STATE ........ 46 TITLE VI. PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL CONTROL ..........................................52 TITLE VII. ARMED FORCES AND BOLIVIAN POLICE .........................................53 TITLE VIII. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, BORDERS, INTEGRATION AND MARITIME RESTORATION 54 PART III. STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE TERRITORIES ............57 TITLE I. TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE .......................................57 PART IV. ECONOMIC STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE .............68 TITLE I. ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE ........................................68 TITLE II. ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, LAND AND TERRITORY ...................... 76 TITLE III. COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT ............................86 PART V. NORMATIVE HIERARCHY AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ................87 SOLE TITLE. SUPREMACY AND REFORM OF THE CONSTITUTION .............................88 TRANSITORY PROVISIONS .......................................................... 88 First .................................................................................88 Second ...............................................................................89 Third ................................................................................ 89 Fourth ............................................................................... 89 Fifth .................................................................................89 Sixth ................................................................................ 89 Seventh ..............................................................................89 Eighth ............................................................................... 89 Ninth ................................................................................90 Tenth ................................................................................90 ABROGATING PROVISION .......................................................... 90 FINAL PROVISION ...................................................................90 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2009 Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 27 Apr 2022, 10:44
Tags: Climate Change Risks, Adaptation, Agriculture, Disaster Risk Management, Insurance, Policy, Regulation, Governance, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements