Constitution of the Marshall Islands

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of the Marshall Islands is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's governmental framework, defines the powers of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	6
Constitution of the Marshall Islands canonical	4
Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn	1979-04-30 ⓘ
allowsJudicialReview	courts may review constitutionality of laws ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1979-05-01 ⓘ
containsPreamble	preamble referencing the people of the Marshall Islands and their aspirations ⓘ
country	Marshall Islands ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
createsCouncilOfChiefs	Council of Iroij ⓘ
createsLegislature	Nitijela ⓘ
definesCitizenship	Marshallese citizenship ⓘ
definesExecutiveBranch	Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
definesJudicialBranch	Community Courts of the Marshall Islands ⓘ District Courts of the Marshall Islands ⓘ High Court of the Marshall Islands ⓘ Supreme Court of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishesGovernmentForm	parliamentary republic ⓘ
establishesSeparationOfPowers	legislative, executive, and judicial branches ⓘ
establishesSupremacyClause	constitution is supreme law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishesTermLength	four-year term for Nitijela members ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ protection from arbitrary arrest ⓘ protection from discrimination ⓘ protection from torture and inhuman treatment ⓘ right to a fair trial ⓘ right to due process ⓘ right to own property ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle	President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ surface form: President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
inspiredBy	United States constitutional law ⓘ surface form: United States constitutional principles Westminster system ⓘ surface form: Westminster-style parliamentary systems
jurisdiction	Marshall Islands ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Marshallese ⓘ
legislatureType	unicameral legislature ⓘ
protectsTraditionalRights	rights of customary landowners and chiefs ⓘ
providesAmendmentProcedure	constitutional amendment process by Nitijela and referendum ⓘ
recognizesCustomaryLandTenure	traditional land tenure system ⓘ
recognizesCustomaryLaw	Marshallese customary law ⓘ
recognizesTraditionalLeaders	matai (titled chiefs) ⓘ surface form: Iroij (chiefs)
region	Oceania ⓘ
regulatesElectionOfPresident	election of President by Nitijela ⓘ
regulatesElections	election of members of the Nitijela ⓘ
requiresOathTo	Constitution of the Marshall Islands self-link ⓘ
subjectTo	Compact of Free Association framework with the United States (as external agreement, not superior law) ⓘ
superseded	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands legal framework ⓘ