constitutional statute
C2992
concept
A constitutional statute is a fundamental law enacted by a legislature that, while formally an ordinary statute, has quasi-constitutional status because it implements, structures, or protects core constitutional principles and cannot be amended or repealed without special procedures or heightened scrutiny.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| constitutional statute canonical | 45 |
| autonomy statute | 10 |
| constitutional legislation | 2 |
| organic constitutional law | 2 |
| constitutional convention enshrined in statute | 1 |
| constitutional law statute | 1 |
| constitutional statute for an overseas territory | 1 |
| quasi-constitutional statutes | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: constitutional statute
Generated description
A constitutional statute is a fundamental law enacted by a legislature that, while formally an ordinary statute, has quasi-constitutional status because it implements, structures, or protects core constitutional principles and cannot be amended or repealed without special procedures or heightened scrutiny.
Instances (63)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Silesian Voivodeship Autonomy Statute | autonomy statute |
| Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) | — |
| Constitutional Act 1791 | — |
| Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 | — |
| Federal Act on the Organisation of the Government and the Administration | constitutional law statute |
| Wales Act 2014 | — |
| Wales Act 2017 | — |
| Basque Statute of Autonomy (1936) | autonomy statute |
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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
surface form:
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
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| Constitution Act, 1867 | — |
| Organic Constitutional Law of the Public Ministry of Chile | organic constitutional law |
| Statute of 29 July 1961 for Wallis and Futuna | constitutional statute for an overseas territory |
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Yukon Act (federal statute)
surface form:
Yukon Act
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