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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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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Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 supersededBy Czechoslovak constitution of 1948