CONSTIFPP.DOC 1999] 2. 2/7/01 10:40 PM CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA 533 null and void. Any aggrieved person who claims that a fundamental right or freedom guaranteed by this Constitution has been denied or violated shall be entitled to petition a competent court for redress. Where it ascertains that such fundamental right or freedom has been denied or violated, the court shall have the power to make all such orders as shall be necessary to secure for such petitioner the enjoyment of such fundamental right or freedom, and where such applicant suffers damage, to include an award of monetary compensation. Article 29 - Residual Rights The rights enumerated in this Chapter shall not preclude other rights which ensue from the spirit of this Constitution and the principles of a society based on social justice, democracy and the rule of law. CHAPTER IV: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Article 30 - Representation of the People 1. 2. All Eritrean citizens, of eighteen years of age or more, shall have the right to vote. The National Assembly shall enact an electoral law, which shall ensure the representation and participation of the Eritrean people. Article 31 - Establishment and Duration of the National Assembly 1. 2. 3. 4. There shall be a National Assembly which shall be the supreme representative and legislative body. The National Assembly shall be composed of representatives elected by the people. Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by secret ballot of all citizens who are qualified to vote. Members of the National Assembly are representatives of the Eritrean people as a whole. In discharging their duties, they are governed by the objectives and principles of the

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