Czechoslovak constitution of 1948
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The Czechoslovak constitution of 1948 was the post–World War II fundamental law that established a socialist people's democracy in Czechoslovakia under strong Communist Party control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Czechoslovak constitution of 1948 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ |
| adoptedAfterEvent |
Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Czechoslovak coup d’état of February 1948
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of 9 May 1948
ⓘ
Ninth-of-May Constitution ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernmentEmphasized | legislature ⓘ |
| claimedContinuityWith | Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 ⓘ |
| concentratedPowerIn | Communist-controlled National Assembly ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1948-05-09 ⓘ |
| definedState | unitary state ⓘ |
| dominantParty |
Czechoslovak Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
|
| economicSystemDeclared | transition to socialist economy ⓘ |
| enshrinedLeadingRoleOf |
Czechoslovak Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
|
| executivePowerVestedIn | Government of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1960 Constitution of Czechoslovakia (as amended)
ⓘ
surface form:
Czechoslovak constitution of 1960
|
| guaranteedRight |
right to education
ⓘ
right to work ⓘ social security rights ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOfficeDefined | Government of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| headOfStateOfficeDefined | President of the Republic ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Soviet constitutional model ⓘ |
| inPracticeReplaced | liberal democratic system ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | people’s democratic state ⓘ |
| judicialSystemRegulated | courts of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| language |
Czech
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | one-party dominance in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| legalForm | socialist people’s democracy ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyDefined | National Assembly of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitedInstitution | independent judiciary ⓘ |
| locationOfAdoption | Prague ONNED1 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post–World War II communist takeover ⓘ |
| politicalSystemEstablished | people’s democracy under Communist Party leadership ⓘ |
| precededBy | Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 ⓘ |
| recognizedFormOfProperty |
cooperative ownership
ⓘ
limited private property ⓘ state ownership of means of production ⓘ |
| restrictedRight |
freedom of association
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ political pluralism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
constitutional law scholarship
ⓘ
historical research on communist regimes ⓘ |
| territorialScope | Czech lands and Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInForce | 1948–1960 ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1948-05-09 ⓘ |
| typeOfStateProclaimed | people’s democratic republic ⓘ |
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