Article VII – Amendments
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Article VII – Amendments is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that establishes the procedures and requirements for formally changing or revising the constitution.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
→
section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| appliesTo |
Government of Puerto Rico
→
Puerto Ricans →
surface form: "People of Puerto Rico"
|
| constitutionalRank | supreme law within the legal order of Puerto Rico → |
| country |
Puerto Rico
→
surface form: "United States territory of Puerto Rico"
|
| defines |
methods for proposing constitutional amendments
→
methods for ratifying constitutional amendments → procedures for amending the Constitution of Puerto Rico → requirements for revising the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| enables |
formal amendment of constitutional provisions
→
revision of the constitutional text under specified conditions → |
| governs | process of constitutional reform in Puerto Rico → |
| hasPurpose |
to ensure stability and legitimacy of constitutional changes
→
to regulate how the Constitution of Puerto Rico may be altered → |
| jurisdiction | Puerto Rico → |
| language |
English
→
Spanish → |
| legalStatus | binding constitutional norm in Puerto Rico → |
| legalSubject |
constitutional amendments
→
constitutional revision procedures → process for changing the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| legalSystem |
United States Constitution
→
surface form: "United States constitutional framework"
civil law influenced system of Puerto Rico → |
| partOf | Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| relatedTo |
Article I – The Commonwealth
→
surface form: "Article I – The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico"
Article VI – General Provisions →
surface form: "Article VI – General Provisions of the Constitution of Puerto Rico"
|
| requires |
formal procedures for constitutional change
→
popular participation in constitutional amendment approval → |
| subjectOf |
Puerto Rican constitutional law scholarship
→
judicial interpretation by Puerto Rican courts → |
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