Angola
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· Constitution (Art. 30)
· Penal Code |
Benin
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· Constitution (Art. 15) |
Botswana
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· Constitution (Art. 4)
· Penal Code 1964
· Police Act 1979
· Public Order Act 1967 |
Burkina Faso
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· Constitution (Art. 2)
· Disciplinary Regulations for the Armed-Forces (2008)
· Disciplinary Regulations for the National Police (2012)
· Law No. 023-2003/AN on Domestic Security |
Burundi
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· Constitution (Art. 26)
· Law No. 1/04 of 27 June 2016 on the Protection of Victims, Witnesses and Other Persons at Risk
· Penal Code 2009
· Penal Procedure Code 2000
· Police Code Burundi 2005 |
Cameroon
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· Constitution (excerpts of preamble)
· Criminal Procedure Code 2005
· Decree No. 75/700 on the General Discipline in the Armed Forces
· Maintenance and Order of Assemblies 1990 |
Cape Verde
|
· Constitution
· Penal Code 2003 |
Central African Republic
|
· Constitution (Art. 3)
· Penal Code 2007 |
Chad
|
· Constitution (Arts. 17, 18) |
Comoros
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· Code of Criminal Procedure 1970
· Constitution (Preamble)
· Penal Code 1981 |
Congo (Republic of the)
|
· Constitution (Art. 7)
· Organic Law on Police 2011 |
Cote d’Ivoire
|
· Constitution (Art. 2)
· Statute of Personnel of National Police 2001 |
Democratic Republic of Congo
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1959
· Constitution (Art. 16)
· Decree Regulating Demonstration and Public Meetings 1999
· Penal Code 1940 |
Djibouti
|
· Code of Penal Procedure
· Constitution (Art. 10)
· Penal Code 1995 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
· Constitution (Item 13)
· Penal Code 1963 |
Eritrea
|
· Constitution (Art. 15) |
Ethiopia
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1961
· Constitution (Arts. 14, 15)
· Constitution 1995
· Criminal Code 2004
· Criminal Procedure Code
· Proclamation 652/2009
· Proclamation 720/2011
· Proclamation 644/2016 |
Gabon
|
· Constitution (Art. 1)
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1961
· Penal Code 1963 |
Gambia
|
· Constitution (Art. 18) |
Ghana
|
· Constitution (Art. 13)
· Police Order Act 1994 |
Guinea (Republic of)
|
· Code of Conduct of Defence Forces 2011
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1998
· Constitution (Art. 6)
· Criminal Code 1988
· Decree No. 169/2013 on the Structure and Mission of the National Police Personnel
· Deontological Code of the National Police1998 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
· Constitution (Arts. 36-37) |
Kenya
|
· Constitution (Art. 26)
· National Police Service Act No. 11A/2011
· National Police Service (Amendment) Act No. 11/2014
· Penal Code 2009 (Chapter 63)
· Public Order Act 2003 (Chapter 56)
· Prevention of Torture Act 2017 |
Lesotho
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· Constitution (Art. 5)
· Criminal Procedure and Evidence (Amendment) Act 1998
· Penal Code Act 2010
· Police Service Bill 1997 |
Liberia
|
· Constitution (Art. 20)
· Criminal Procedure Law 1969
· Penal Code 1976 (Title 26) |
Madagascar
|
· Consitution (Art. 8)
· Police Service Regulations 1963 |
Malawi
|
· Consitution (Art. 16)
· Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code 2003
· Penal Code 1930 |
Mali
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1962
· Constitution (Art. 1)
· Penal Code 1961 |
Mauritania
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1984
· Penal Code 1984 |
Mauritius
|
· Constitution (Section 4)
· Criminal Code 1838, as amended in 2006
· Police Act 1974 |
Mozambique
|
· Constitution (Art. 40)
· Police Statute 1999 |
Namibia
|
· Constitution (Art. 6)
· Correctional Service Act No. 5008/2012
· Criminal Procedure Act No. 3358/2004
· Police Act 1990
· Prisons Act No. 1894/1998 |
Niger
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· Constitution (Art. 12)
· Penal Code 1961, as amended in 2003
· Penal Procedure Code 1961, as amended in 2004 |
Nigeria
|
· Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015
· Constitution (Section 33)
· Constitution 1999
· Criminal Procedure (Northern State) Act 1960
· Criminal Procedure Act 1945
· Criminal Procedure Act 1990
· Force Order 237
· Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act 1960
· Police Act 1967
· Police Service Commission Act 2001
· Prisons Act 1972
· Public Order Act 1979
· Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2006 |
Rwanda
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· Constitution (Art. 12)
· Criminal Procedure Code 2003
· Law No. 9/2000 on Establishment,General Organisation and Jurisdiction of National Police (Title5)
· Organic Law instituting the Penal Code 2012
· Organic Law governing Political Organisations and Politicians 2007
· Presidential Order 155 on Statutes Governing National Police 2002 |
Sao Tomé and Principe
|
· Constitution (Art. 21) |
Senegal
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1965
· Code of Discipline in the Armed Forces 1990
· Constitution (Art. 7) |
Seychelles
|
· Code of Criminal Procedure 1955
· Constitution (Art. 15)
· Penal Code 1955 |
Sierra Leone
|
· Constitution (Art. 16)
· Corporal Punishment Act 1953
· Criminal Procedure Acts 1965
· National Drugs Control Act 2008
· Public Order Act 1965 |
Somalia
|
· Constitution (Art. 13)
· Criminal Procedure Code 1962
· Law No. 2/1972 on the Organization of the Police
· Prison Law 1971
· Public Order Law 1963 |
South Africa
|
· Constitution
· Correctional Services Act No. 111/1998, as amended in 2011
· Criminal Procedures Act No. 51/1977, as amended in 2014
· Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act 2011
· National Instruction on Public Order Police 2012
· Policing Standards 2008
· Regulation of Gatherings Act No. 205/1993
· Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act 2010
· South African Territory Penal Code No. 24/1886 |
South Sudan
|
· Constitution (Art. 11)
· Criminal Procedures Code 2008
· Penal Code Act 2008
· Police Service Act 2009
· Prisons Act 2003 |
Sudan
|
· Constitution (Art. 28)
· Criminal Procedure Code 2003
· National Security Act 2009 (excerpt)
· Penal Code 2003
· Police Act 2003
· Police General Regulations 2003
· Prisons Act 2003
· Public Order Act 1998 |
Swaziland
|
· Constitution (Art. 14) |
Togo
|
· Constitution (Art. 13)
· Criminal Code 1980
· Criminal Procedure Code 1960
· National Police Act Togo 2008 |
Uganda
|
· Constitution (Art. 22)
· Penal Code Act 1950
· Police Act 1994
· Prisons Act 2006
· Public Order Management Bill 2011 |
Tanzania
|
· Constitution (Art. 14)
· Criminal Procedure Act 1985
· Penal Code 1945
· Prisons Act 1967
· Refugee Act 1998
· The Police Force and Auxiliary Services Act 1953
· The Witchcraft Act 1928 |
Zambia
|
· Constitution (Art. 12) |
Zimbabwe
|
· Constitution (Art. 48)
· Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, as amended in 2002
· Prisons Act 1956 (Title 7; Chapter 7:11)
· Public Order and Security Act (Chapter 11:17), as amended in 2007 |