Where can I find the Constitution of Honduras, online, in English?

[BrainGlutton]

Basic googling turns up only Spanish text.

[Colibri]

Here.

First result from Googling: constitution Honduras English translation.

[Dr.Drake]

Never mind. I had a brief attack of the stupid.

[BrainGlutton]

@Colibri

Here.

First result from Googling: constitution Honduras English translation.

Thanks!

. . . Reads kinda like a product of Babelfish . . .

[Colibri]

@BrainGlutton

Thanks!

. . . Reads kinda like a product of Babelfish . . .

I didn’t look at it closely before posting. Yes, the translation is very poor, but probably not as bad as Babelfish typically is. It looks like a translation by a Spanish speaker who doesn’t know English very well.

If there is some particular provision you are interested in, I can have a whack at clarifying it based on the Spanish text.

[BrainGlutton]

@Colibri

I didn’t look at it closely before posting. Yes, the translation is very poor, but probably not as bad as Babelfish typically is. It looks like a translation by a Spanish speaker who doesn’t know English very well.

If there is some particular provision you are interested in, I can have a whack at clarifying it based on the Spanish text.

As you’ve probably guessed, I’m trying to find out what are the proper constitutional procedures for removing a sitting president from office . . . but, so far as I can tell, there don’t seem to be any.

[Northern_Piper]

Well, there is article 316, which creates the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court:

The Constitutional Chamber following terms of reference:

…

2. To settle disputes between the State powers, including the National Elections Tribunal (TNE), as well as, among other entities or bodies to indicate the Law.

So that might cover a dispute between the President and the Congress?

[Colibri]

I think the operative clause in this case is the following:

ARTICULO 239.- El ciudadano que haya desempenado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podr’a ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la Republica.

El que quebrante esta disposicion o proponga su reforma, asi como aquellos que lo apoyen directa o indirectamente, cesar’an de inmediato en el desempeno de sus respectivos cargos y quedar’an inhabilitados por diez (10) anos para el ejercicio de toda funcion publica.

Translation:

The citizen who has performed the office of Executive Power [that is, held the Presidency] cannot [in the future] be President or Vice President of the Republic.

He who breaks this arrangement or proposes its reform, as well as those who support it directly or indirectly, will cease immediately in the performance of their respective offices and will remain ineligible for 10 years for the excercise of any public function.

Honduran Presidents are elected for a single four-year term, with no re-election permitted. The ostensible reason Zelaya was ousted was for promoting a referendum to change this provision of the Constitution. The Constitution would seem to say that his doing so would result in him immediately losing his office.