Constitution of Belgium

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of Belgium is the fundamental legal charter that defines Belgium’s federal structure, the powers of its institutions, and the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Belgian Constitution 15
Constitution belge 3
Belgian Constitution of 1831 2

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedAfter Belgian Revolution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1831-02-07 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Belgische Grondwet

Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Belgische Verfassung

Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Constitution belge
amendedBy constitutional revision procedure ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1831-02-07 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn devolution of powers ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
linguistic communities ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
state of emergency ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
definesBranch executive power ⓘ
judicial power ⓘ
legislative power ⓘ
definesInstitution Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium

Communities of Belgium ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Belgium ⓘ
Council of State of Belgium ⓘ
Court of Cassation of Belgium ⓘ
Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ
Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
King of the Belgians ⓘ
Regions of Belgium ⓘ
Senate of Belgium ⓘ
municipalities of Belgium ⓘ
provinces of Belgium ⓘ
definesStateForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
federal state ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
draftedBy National Congress of Belgium ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
inviolability of the home ⓘ
protection of private life ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
right to petition ⓘ
hasLegalStatus supreme law of Belgium ⓘ
hasPart Title I – On Belgians and their rights ⓘ
Title II – On Belgians and their rights (modern numbering) ⓘ
Title III – Powers ⓘ
Title IV – The Federal Parliament ⓘ
Title IX – The Communities and the Regions ⓘ
Title V – The Federal Government ⓘ
Title VI – The Constitutional Court ⓘ
Title VII – The Council of State and the administrative jurisdictions ⓘ
Title VIII – The Courts and Tribunals ⓘ
Title X – Finance ⓘ
Title XI – General provisions ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs King of the Belgians ⓘ
inspiredBy British constitutional principles ⓘ
Constitution of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Constitution of 1815

French Charter of 1830 ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
locationOfDrafting National Congress of Belgium ⓘ
originalLanguage Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
regulates formation of the federal government ⓘ
judicial organization ⓘ
legislative procedure ⓘ
public finances ⓘ
relations between federal authority, communities and regions ⓘ
succession to the throne ⓘ
requiresForAmendment declaration of revision by Federal Parliament ⓘ
dissolution of Federal Parliament ⓘ
special majority including language groups ⓘ
two-thirds majority in each chamber ⓘ
shortName Constitution of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Belgian Constitution
subjectTo interpretation by Constitutional Court of Belgium ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution belge
Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgische Grondwet
Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgische Verfassung
Constitutional Court of Belgium → appliesLaw → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title II of the Belgian Constitution
Belgian federal elections → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Council of Ministers → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Council of Ministers (Belgium)
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Federal Parliament of Belgium → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Flemish Parliament → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
French Community → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Regions of Belgium → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Gouvernement fédéral → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution belge
President of the Senate → createdBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate (Belgium)
National Congress of Belgium → drafted → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Belgium → establishedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Court of Cassation of Belgium → establishedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Flemish Community → establishedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian constitutional reforms
King of the Belgians → establishedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
French Charter of 1830 → influenced → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution of 1831
Constitution of 1844 (Greece) → inspiredBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution of 1831
Justice → isSubjectTo → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Justice (Belgium)
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Belgian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Communities of Belgium → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Federal Government of Belgium → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
La Défense → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian constitution
President of the Senate → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate (Belgium)
Senate of Belgium → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Secretaries of State → legalStatusDefinedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject surface form: Secretaries of State of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian federal institutional law
this entity surface form: Belgian constitutional law
Prime Minister of Belgium → officeCreatedUnder → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Title IX – The Communities and the Regions → partOf → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Title V – The Federal Government → partOf → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Title VI – The Constitutional Court → partOf → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Belgian party system → relatedConcept → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian federalism
Title VI – The Constitutional Court → relatedTo → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title I – On Federal Belgium, its components and its territory
this entity surface form: Title II – Belgians and their rights of the Belgian Constitution
Constitution of Belgium → shortName → Constitution of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Constitution
Gouvernement fédéral → subordinateTo → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution belge