The Effectiveness of Algeria’s Constitutional Amendments

Dr. Zahia Aissa December 2023

Constitutions are established on the basis of the different realities and circumstances that a country may experience. The nature of these circumstances varies from one country to another, including political, economic, social, securityrelated and other circumstances requiring necessary reforms that begin with a reconsideration of the content of the state’s constitution.
Most Arab countries experienced major historical upheavals during the so-called Arab Spring ,which resulted in the need to adapt to new realities ,namely by introducing constitutional amendments to address them .Algeria experienced that period in a particular manner due to the different internal factors that led to constitutional reform.
This research paper sheds light on Algeria’s constitutional amendments ,with a special focus on the 2016 constitutional amendments ,as well as the 2020 constitutional amendments ,given the qualitative changes they introduced ,be it at the formal level ,that is ,in terms of the division of topics in the constitution ,or at the substantive level.