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Constitution
Preamble
Part I About Basic Principles, Rights, Duties, and Guarantees
Title I About Basic Principles
Article 1 About the Type of State and Government
Article 2 About Sovereignty
Article 3 About Public Powers
Title II About Rights, Duties, and Guarantees
Chapter I About Life and Environment
Section I About Life
Article 4 About the Right to Live
Article 5 About Torture and Other Crimes
Article 6 About the Quality of Life
Section II About the Environment
Article 7 About the Right to a Healthy Environment
Article 8 About Environment Protection
Chapter II About Freedom
Article 9 About Individual Freedom and Security
Article 10 About Proscription of Slavery and Other Forms of Servitude
Article 11 About Deprivation of Freedom
Article 12 About Detention and Arrest
Article 13 About Debts Not Being Cause for Imprisonment
Article 14 About the Non-retroactivity of Laws
Article 15 About the Prohibition of Taking the Law into one's Own Hands
Article 16 About Defense in Court
Article 17 About Procedural Rights
Article 18 About Restrictions on Questioning
Article 19 About Preventive Imprisonment
Article 20 About the Objective of Sentences
Article 21 About the Imprisonment of People
Article 22 About Reporting on Court Cases
Article 23 About Efforts to Prove That Allegations are True
Article 24 About Religious and Ideological Freedom
Article 25 About the Expression of One's Personality
Article 26 About Freedom of Expression and of Press
Article 27 About the Use of the Mass Communication Media
Article 28 About the Right to Obtain Information
Article 29 About the Freedom to Practice Journalism
Article 30 About Electromagnetic Communication Signals
Article 31 About State Mass Communication Media
Article 32 About Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration
Article 33 About the Right to Privacy
Article 34 About the Inviolability of Private Premises
Article 35 About Identification Documents
Article 36 About the Inviolability of Personal Documents and Private Correspondence
Article 37 About the Right to Conscientious Objection
Article 38 About the Right to Defend Common Interests
Article 39 About the Right to Just and Adequate Indemnification
Article 40 About the Right to Petition Authorities
Article 41 About the Right to Move About From Place to Place and to Reside
Article 42 About Freedom of Association
Article 43 About the Right to Asylum
Article 44 About Taxes
Article 45 About Undeclared Rights and Guarantees
Chapter III About Equality
Article 46 About All Persons Being Equal
Article 47 About Guarantees for Equality
Article 48 About Equal Rights for Men and Women
Chapter IV About Family Rights
Article 49 About Protection of the Family
Article 50 About the Right To Constitute a Family
Article 51 About Legal Marriages and the Effects of Marriage-Like Partnership
Article 52 About the Union in Marriage
Article 53 About Children
Article 54 About the Required Protection for a Child
Article 55 About Maternity and Paternity
Article 56 About Youth
Article 57 About Senior Citizens
Article 58 About the Rights of People with Special Needs
Article 59 About Family Property
Article 60 About Protection against Violence
Article 61 About Family Planning and Maternal-Child Health Care
Chapter V About Indian Peoples
Article 62 About Indian Peoples and Ethnic Groups
Article 63 About Ethnic Identity
Article 64 About Property Owned by the Community
Article 65 About the Right to Participate
Article 66 About Education and Assistance
Article 67 About Exemptions
Chapter VI About Health
Article 68 About Health Rights/ the Right to Health
Article 69 About the National Health System
Article 70 About the Regulation of Social Welfare
Article 71 About the Drug Trafficking, Drug Addiction, and Rehabilitation
Article 72 About Quality Control
Chapter VII About Education and Culture
Article 73 About the Right to Education and its Goals
Article 74 About the Right to Learn and the Freedom to Teach
Article 75 About Educational Responsibility
Article 76 About the Obligations of the State
Article 77 About Teaching in a Native Language
Article 78 About Technical Education
Article 79 About Universities and Higher Education Institutes
Article 80 About Funds for Scholarship and Aid
Article 81 About the Cultural Heritage
Article 82 About Recognition of the Catholic Church
Article 83 About Cultural Dissemination and Tax Exemptions
Article 84 About the Promotion of Sports
Chapter VIII About Labor
Section I About Labor Rights
Article 86 About the Right to Work
Article 87 About Full Employment
Article 88 About Nondiscrimination
Article 89 About the Work of Women
Article 90 About the Work of Minors
Article 91 About the Hours of Work and Rest
Article 92 About Remuneration for Work
Article 93 About Additional Benefits to Workers
Article 94 About Job Security and Severance Pay
Article 95 About Social Security
Article 96 About Union Freedom
Article 97 About Collective Agreements
Article 98 About the Right to Call a Strike or a Lockout
Article 99 About Compliance With Labor Provisions
Article 100 About the Right to Housing
Section II About Public Functions
Article 101 About Public Officials and Employees
Article 102 About the Labor Rights of Public Officials and Employees
Article 103 About a Retirement System
Article 104 About the Mandatory Declaration of Assets and Income
Article 105 About the Prohibition of Earning Two Wages
Article 106 About the Responsibility of Public Officials and Employees
Chapter IX About Economic Rights and Agrarian Reform
Section I About Economic Rights
Article 107 About Free Competition
Article 108 About the Free Circulation of Goods
Article 109 About Private Property
Article 110 About Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights
Article 111 About the Transfer of State-Owned Companies
Article 112 About the State Domain
Article 113 About the Promotion of Cooperatives
Section II About Agrarian Reform
Article 114 About the Objectives of Agrarian Reform
Article 115 About the Bases for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
Article 116 About Unproductive Latifundia
Chapter X About Political Rights and Duties
Article 117 About Political Rights
Article 118 About Suffrage
Article 119 About Suffrage in Intermediate Organizations
Article 120 About Voters
Article 121 About Referendum
Article 122 About Matters That Cannot Be Submitted to a Referendum
Article 123 About Popular Initiative
Article 124 About the Nature and Functions of Political Parties
Article 126 About Prohibitions Affecting Political Parties and Movements
Chapter XI About Duties
Article 127 About Compliance with the Law
Article 128 About the Preeminence of General Interest and the Duty to Cooperate
Article 129 About Military Service
Article 130 About the Men That Rendered Services to the Fatherland
Chapter XII About Constitutional Guarantees
Article 131 About Guarantees
Article 132 About Unconstitutionality
Article 133 About Habeas Corpus
Article 134 About Amparo
Article 135 About Habeas Data
Article 136 About the Competence and Responsibility of Judges
Part II About the Political Organization of the Republic
Title I About the Nation and the State
Chapter I About General Principles
Article 137 About the Supremacy of the Constitution
Article 138 About the Validity of the Legal System
Article 139 About Symbols
Article 140 About Languages
Chapter II About International Relations
Article 141 About International Treaties
Article 142 About the Renouncement of Treaties
Article 143 About International Relations
Article 144 About Relinquishing War
Article 145 About a Supranational Legal System
Chapter III About Nationality and Citizenship
Article 146 About Natural Nationality
Article 147 About the Inviolability of Natural Nationality
Article 148 About Naturalization
Article 149 About Multiple Nationality
Article 150 About the Loss of Nationality
Article 151 About Honorary Nationality
Article 152 About Citizenship
Article 153 About the Suspension of Citizenship
Article 154 About the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Judicial Branch
Chapter IV About the Territorial Organization of the Republic
Section I About General Provisions
Article 155 About the Territory, Sovereignty, and Inalienability
Article 156 About the Political and Administrative Structure
Article 157 About the Capital
Article 158 About National Services
Article 159 About Departments and Municipalities
Article 160 About Regions
Section II About Departments
Article 161 About Departmental Governments
Article 162 About Requirements
Article 163 About Jurisdiction
Article 164 About Resources
Article 165 About Intervention
Section III About Municipalities
Article 166 About Autonomy
Article 167 About Municipal Governments
Article 168 About Municipal Powers
Article 169 About Real Estate Tax
Article 170 About the Protection of Resources
Article 171 About Categories and Systems
Chapter V About Public Force
Article 172 About Its Composition
Article 173 About the Armed Forces
Article 174 About Military Courts
Article 175 About the National Police
Chapter VI About the State Economic Policy
Section I About National Economic Development
Article 176 About the Economic Policy and the Promotion of Development
Article 177 About the Nature of Development Plans
Section II About Financial Organization
Article 178 About the Resources of the State
Article 179 About the Creation of Taxes
Article 180 About Double Taxation
Title II About the structure and Organization of the State
Chapter I About the Legislative Branch
Section I About General Provisions
Article 182 About Its Composition
Article 183 About the Joint Congressional Session
Article 184 About Sessions
Article 185 About Joint Sessions
Article 186 About Committees
Article 187 About the Election and Term in Office
Article 188 About the Swearing-In Ceremony
Article 189 About Lifetime Senator-ship
Article 190 About Bylaws
Article 191 About Immunities
Article 192 About Requests for Information
Article 193 About Summoning and Interpellation
Article 194 About a Vote of Censure
Article 195 About Investigating Committees
Article 196 About Incompatibilities
Article 197 About Causes of Ineligibility
Article 198 About Relative Ineligibility
Article 199 About Leave of Absence
Article 200 About the Election of Authorities
Article 201 About the Loss of Congressional Seats
Article 202 About the Duties and Powers of Congress
Section II About the Formation and Approval of Laws
Article 203 About Their Origin and Initiative
Article 204 About the Approval and Promulgation of a Law
Article 205 About Automatic Promulgation
Article 206 About the Rejection of an Entire Draft Law
Article 207 About Procedures for Partially Changing a Draft Law
Article 208 About Partial Objections
Article 209 About Total Objection
Article 210 About Assigning Urgent Status to Draft Laws
Article 211 About Automatic Approval
Article 212 About the Withdrawal or Renouncement of a Draft Law
Article 213 About Publication
Article 214 About Formulas
Article 215 About Powers Delegated to Committees
Article 216 About the National General Budget
Article 217 About the Period of Enforcement of the Budget
Section III About the Congressional Standing Committee
Article 218 About Its Composition
Article 219 About Its Duties and Powers
Article 220 About Final Reports
Section IV About the Chamber of Deputies
Article 221 About Its Composition
Article 222 About the Exclusive Powers of the Chamber of Deputies
Section V About the Chamber of Senators
Article 223 About Its Composition
Article 224 About the Exclusive Powers of the Senate
Section VI About Impeachment
Article 225 About Procedures
Chapter II About the Executive Branch
Section I About the President and Vice President of the Republic
Article 226 About the Exercise of the Executive Branch
Article 227 About the Vice President
Article 228 About Requirements
Article 229 About the Duration of the Presidential Term
Article 230 About Presidential Elections
Article 231 About Cases of Non-assumption of office
Article 232 About the Inauguration into Office
Article 233 About Leave of Absence
Article 234 About the Presidential Succession
Article 235 About Causes for Ineligibility
Article 236 About Causes of Ineligibility Through Violation of the Constitution
Article 237 About Incompatibilities
Article 238 About the Duties and Powers of the President of the Republic
Article 239 About the Duties and Powers of the Vice President of the Republic
Section II About Cabinet Ministers and the Council of Ministers
Article 240 About Ministerial Function
Article 241 About Requirements, Compatibility, and Immunity
Article 242 About the Duties and Powers of Ministers
Article 243 About the Duties and Powers of the Council of Ministers
Section III About the Office of the Government Attorney for Patrimonial Affairs
Article 244 About Its Composition
Article 245 About Requirements and Appointments
Article 246. About his Duties and Powers
Chapter III About the Judicial Branch
Section I About General Provisions
Article 247 About its Function and Composition
Article 248 About the Independence of the Judicial Branch
Article 249 About Budgetary Independence
Article 250 About Swearing-In Ceremonies
Article 251 About Appointments
Article 252 About the Irremovability of Judges
Article 253 About the Trial and Removal of Judges
Article 254 About Incompatibilities
Article 255 About Immunities
Article 256 About Court Procedures
Article 257 About the Obligation To Cooperate With Justice
Section II About the Supreme Court of Justice
Article 258 About Its Composition and Requirements
Article 259 About Its Duties and Powers
Article 260 About the Duties and Powers of the Constitutional Chamber
Article 261 About the Removal and Retirement of Supreme Court Justices
Section III About the Council for Magistrates
Article 262 About Its Composition
Article 263 About Requirements and Duration Term of Office
Article 264 About Duties and Powers
Article 265 About the Court of Audit and Auxiliary Courts and Organizations
Section IV About the Attorney General's Office
Article 266 About Its Composition and Functions
Article 267 About Requirements
Article 268 About Duties and Powers
Article 269 About Election and Term of Office [of the Attorney General]
Article 270 About State Attorneys
Article 271 About Installation Ceremonies
Article 272 About a Judicial Police Body
Section V About Electoral Justice
Article 273 About Its Jurisdiction
Article 274 About Its Composition
Article 275 About the Superior Electoral Court
Chapter IV About Other State Organizations
Section I About the Public Defender
Article 276 About the Public Defender
Article 277 About His Autonomy, Appointment, and Removal
Article 278 About Requirements, Limitations, and Immunities
Article 279 About his Duties and Powers
Article 280 About the Regulation of his Functions
Section II About the Comptroller General of the Republic
Article 281 About Its Nature, Its Composition, and Terms
Article 282 About Reports and Opinions
Article 283 About Duties and Powers
Article 284 About Immunities, Limitations, and Removal
Section III About the State Central Bank
Article 285 About the Nature, Duties, and Powers of the Central Bank
Article 286 About Prohibitions
Article 287 About Its Organization and Functions
Title III About the State of Exception
Article 288 About Its Declaration, Causes, Enforcement, and Terms
Title IV About Constitutional Reform and Amendments
Article 289 About Reforms
Article 290 About Amendments
Article 291 About the Powers of the National Constituent Assembly
Title V About Final and Temporary Provisions
Article 1 [Effectiveness, Approval]
Article 2 [Pledge of Allegiance]
Article 3 [Continuity of Duties and Powers]
Article 4 [Next Elections]
Article 5 [Continuity of Judges' Offices]
Article 6 [Continuity of Offices]
Article 7 [Appointments]
Article 8 [Irremovagility of Judges]
Article 9 [Trial Jury for Magistrates]
Article 11 [Departmental Organization]
Article 12 [Departmental Governments' Ownership]
Article 13 [Chaco and Nuewva Asuncion Departments]
Article 14 [Former Presidents are Senators for Life]
Article 15 [Citizen Delegate to the Constituent Assembly]
Article 16 [Property of Constituent Assembly]
Article 17 [Documents of Constituent Assembly]
Article 18 [Copies of the Constitution]
Article 19 [Reelection of Officials]
Article 20 [Signatories]
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