Article VIII – Transitory Provisions

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constitutional provision section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
adoptedIn	1952 ⓘ
appliesTo	Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: courts of Puerto Rico executive branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ legislative branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ public authorities of Puerto Rico ⓘ
citationForm	P.R. Const. art. VIII ⓘ
country	Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: United States territory of Puerto Rico
dateRatified	1952 ⓘ
draftedBy	Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico ⓘ
effectiveIn	1952 ⓘ
governs	continuity of existing laws compatible with the new Constitution ⓘ 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 ⓘ
hasTitle	Article VIII – Transitory Provisions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Puerto Rico ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	binding constitutional norm ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	constitutional law of Puerto Rico ⓘ
locatedInDocument	final part of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
purpose	to establish temporary rules for the transition to the 1952 constitutional system ⓘ to regulate the shift from the prior legal order to the new constitutional order ⓘ
ratifiedBy	United States Congress ⓘ people of Puerto Rico ⓘ
relatedTo	Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Article II of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ
subject	continuity of government ⓘ implementation of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ transitional constitutional arrangements ⓘ validity of pre‑existing laws ⓘ

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