Article VIII – Transitory Provisions
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Article VIII – Transitory Provisions is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that sets forth temporary rules and arrangements to govern the transition from the prior legal order to the constitutional system established in 1952.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| adoptedIn |
1952
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| appliesTo |
courts of Puerto Rico
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executive branch of Puerto Rico → legislative branch of Puerto Rico → public authorities of Puerto Rico → |
| citationForm |
P.R. Const. art. VIII
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| country |
United States territory of Puerto Rico
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| dateRatified |
1952
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| draftedBy |
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
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| effectiveIn |
1952
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| governs |
continuity of existing laws compatible with the new Constitution
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temporary arrangements for public offices and institutions during the transition → transition from pre‑constitutional statutes to the 1952 constitutional framework → |
| hasLegalEffect |
supreme law within the territory of Puerto Rico subject to the U.S. Constitution
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| hasTitle |
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions
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| jurisdiction |
Puerto Rico
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| language |
English
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Spanish → |
| legalNature |
binding constitutional norm
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| legalStatus |
in force
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| legalSystem |
constitutional law of Puerto Rico
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| locatedInDocument |
final part of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
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| partOf |
Constitution of Puerto Rico
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| purpose |
to establish temporary rules for the transition to the 1952 constitutional system
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to regulate the shift from the prior legal order to the new constitutional order → |
| ratifiedBy |
United States Congress
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people of Puerto Rico → |
| relatedTo |
Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
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Article II of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| scope |
territory of Puerto Rico
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| subject |
continuity of government
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implementation of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → transitional constitutional arrangements → validity of pre‑existing laws → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Constitution of Puerto Rico
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contains |