Botswana is a landlocked country in Africa with 73% Christian, 20%
irreligious, 6% traditional religion beleiver etc. The official
languages are Setwana and English. The population of this country is
about 22,54,000 in an area of 5,81,000 sq km.
The whole
constitution is written in a very normal way. But hopefully, I didn't
find anything negative in the whole constitution. Again there is nothing
special which is comparable to the others.
The Constitution,
like all other democracies, enshrines the right to freedom from slavery
and forced labor, the right to compensation in the acquisition of
property, the freedom of movement, and the special right of the
President to pardon.
Admirable Articles of Botswana's Constitution
6. Protection from slavery and forced labour (Part of it)
1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
3. For the purposes of this section, the expression "forced labour" does not include—
4. any labour required during any period of public emergency or in the event of any other emergency or calamity that threatens the life and well-being of the community, to the extent that the requiring of such labour is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances of any situation arising or existing during that period or as a result of that other emergency or calamity, for the purpose of dealing with that situation; or
8. Protection from deprivation of property
2. No person who is entitled to compensation under this section shall be prevented from remitting, within a reasonable time after he or she has received any amount of that compensation, the whole of that amount (free from any deduction, charge or tax made or levied in respect of its remission) to any country of his or her choice outside Botswana.
14. Protection of freedom of movement
1. No person shall be deprived of his or her freedom of movement, and for the purposes of this section the said freedom means the right to move freely throughout Botswana, the right to reside in any part of Botswana, the right to enter Botswana and immunity from expulsion from Botswana.
2. Any restriction on a person's freedom of movement that is involved in his or her lawful detention shall not be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section.
3. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision—
- for the imposition of restrictions that are reasonably required in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health or the imposition of restrictions on the acquisition or use by any person of land or other property in Botswana and except so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under the authority thereof, is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society;
- for the imposition of restrictions on the freedom of movement of any person who is not a citizen of Botswana;
- for the imposition of restrictions on the entry into or residence within defined areas of Botswana of persons who are not Bushmen to the extent that such restrictions are reasonably required for the protection or well-being of Bushmen;
- for the imposition of restrictions upon the movement or residence within Botswana of public officers; or
- [Repealed.]
4. If any person whose freedom of movement has been restricted by order under such a provision as is referred to in subsection (3)(a) of this section (other than a restriction which is applicable to persons generally or to general classes of persons) so requests at any time during the period of that restriction not earlier than six months after the order was made or six months after he or she last made such request, as the case may be, his or her case shall be reviewed by an independent and impartial tribunal presided over by a person, qualified to be enrolled as an advocate in Botswana, appointed by the Chief Justice.
5. On any review by a tribunal in pursuance of this section of the case of a person whose freedom of movement has been restricted, the tribunal may make recommendations, concerning the necessity or expediency of continuing the restriction to the authority by which it was ordered but, unless it is otherwise provided by law, that authority shall not be obliged to act in accordance with any such recommendations.
53. Prerogative of Mercy
The President may—
- grant to any person convicted of any offence a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions;
- grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for any offence;
- substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment imposed on any person for any offence; and
- remit the whole or part of any punishment imposed on any person for any offence or of any penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the Government on account of any offence.
