Amendment, Constitution, Competent Authority

Abstract

Constitutional amendment aims to achieve constitutional reform and avoid political weakness resulting from the impossibility of developing its rules. Most constitutions often achieve a kind of balance between the importance of preserving their texts from change by setting precise controls for amending them and the necessity of creating permanent harmony between these texts and the economic, social and political reality. Therefore, most constitutions do not impose an absolute ban on amending their constitution, believing that change and development are a necessary basis for the survival and protection of the constitution. The restrictions imposed by constitutions vary between substantive and formal. Based on this, the constitutions of countries grant most courts oversight and the authority to review the constitutionality of laws to ensure their compatibility with constitutional provisions and principles