The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2021, 3(8); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2021.030814.
Yang Zhuo1, Wang Hao2
1Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking Countries, City University of Macau, Macau, China
2Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking Countries, City University of Macau, Macau, China
As two Portuguese-speaking countries, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe have relatively similar historical backgrounds. The constitutions used by the two countries so far are the constitutions of 1999 and 2003 respectively. They have not been amended for nearly two decades. constitution. Through the horizontal and vertical comparisons of the constitutional development history of the two countries, the article explains in detail the constitutional process of the two countries and provides analysis ideas for the future development process of the constitutional revision of the two countries.
democracy; constitutional comparison; Guinea-Bissau; Sao Tome and Principe; Portuguese-speaking countries
Yang Zhuo, Wang Hao. A comparative study of the constitution of Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe since independence. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 8: 81-85. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2021.030814.
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