Both the 1970 Republican constitution and the 1997 second Republican Constitution contain chapters on protection of fundamental Rights and Freedoms. However the 1997 constitution has several innovative provisions, which were not provided for in the 1970 constitution.
La Constitution de 1970 et la seconde Constitution de 1997 contiennent toutes deux des chapitres consacrés à la protection des libertés et des droits fondamentaux mais celle de 1997 ajoute plusieurs dispositions innovantes.