Country: Angola
Last review: August 1992

Constitutional Law Of The Republic Of Angola
August 1992

PART I -- FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

ARTICLE 10
The economic system shall be based on the coexistence of diverse forms of property - public, private, mixed, cooperative and family - and all shall enjoy equal protection. The State shall encourage participation in the economic process of all agents and forms of property, creating conditions for them to function efficiently in the interests of national economic development and satisfying the needs of citizens.

ARTICLE 11
3. The State shall encourage the development of private, mixed, cooperative and family enterprises, creating conditions for them to operate, and shall give special support to small and medium-scale economic activity, in accordance with the law.

PART II -- FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

ARTICLE 29
1. The family, the basic nucleus of social organization, shall be protected by the State,
whether based on marriage or de facto union.
2. Men and women shall be equal within the family, enjoying the same rights and having the same duties.
3. The family, with special collaboration by the State, shall promote and ensure the all-round education of children and young people.

ARTICLE 30
1. Children shall be given absolute priority and shall therefore enjoy special protection from the family, the State and society with a view to their all-round development.
2. The State shall promote the harmonious development of the personality of children and young people and create conditions for their integration and active participation in the life of society.

ARTICLE 31
The State, with the collaboration of the family and society, shall promote the harmonious development of the personality of young people and create conditions for fulfillment of the conomic, social and cultural rights of the youth, particularly in respect of education, vocational training, culture, access to a first job, labor, social security, physical education, sport and use of leisure time.

ARTICLE 40
Any arrested citizen shall have the right to receive visits from family members and friends, and to correspond therewith, without prejudice to the conditions and restrictions provided for by law.