TRANSITION PRINCIPLES Clause Samples

TRANSITION PRINCIPLES. 1. To guarantee a peaceful transition, the Parties shall participate in the political administration of the country during the period of transition. The institutions that will be set up during the transition shall ensure appropriate representation of the eleven provinces of the country and of the different tendencies within the political and social forces. In particular, provision shall be made for appropriate representation of women at all levels of responsibility. 2. To ensure the stability of the transitional institutions, the President, the Vice- Presidents and the Presidents of the National Assembly and the Senate shall remain in office during the whole transitional period, unless they resign, die, are impeached, or convicted for high treason, misappropriation of public funds, extortion or corruption. 3. The Parties shall reaffirm their support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Pact on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, the International Pact on Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights of 1966, the African Charter on Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples of 1981, and duly ratified international conventions. From that standpoint, they shall undertake to strive during the transitional period for a system that will respect democratic values, human rights and fundamental liberties. 4. The transitional institutions shall be based on the principle of the separation of the executive, legislative and judicial powers. 5. The transitional institutions shall be run on the basis of consensus, inclusiveness and the avoidance of conflict. 6. The division of responsibilities within transitional institutions and at different State levels shall be done on the basis of the principle of inclusiveness and equitable sharing between the various elements and entities involved in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, in accordance with criteria such as ability, credibility and integrity and in a spirit of national reconciliation. Provision is made in the Annex to this Agreement for the modalities of the implementation of the principle of inclusiveness. 7. The allocation among the different Parties of posts within the transitional government and, in particular, within the government committees shall be as equitable as possible in terms of the number and the importance of the ministries and government posts. A balance should be sought between the committees themselves. The allocation of posts within each committee shall be done by the signatory Parties accor...