Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949

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The Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949 is the fundamental law that established Costa Rica as a stable democratic republic, defining its political institutions, civil liberties, and separation of powers after the 1948 civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law
national constitution
article Article 12
Article 20
Article 21
Article 39
Article 48
cameIntoForce 1949-11-07
containsChapterOn fundamental rights and guarantees
political rights
public finance
territorial organization
context adopted after the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948
country Costa Rica
createdEntity Second Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
dateAdopted 1949-11-07
definesInstitution Electoral Supreme Court of Costa Rica ONNED1
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
Presidency of Costa Rica
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
definesPrinciple representative democracy
republicanism
rule of law
separation of powers
draftedBy Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica ONNED1
establishedBody Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
establishedBranch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
establishedFormOfGovernment democratic republic
establishedSuffrageAge 18
establishedSystem universal suffrage
guaranteesRight equality before the law
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of religion
habeas corpus
right to due process
right to property
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Republic
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
judicialBodyName Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
language Spanish
legislatureName Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
legislatureType unicameral legislature
prohibits death penalty for common crimes
standing army in peacetime
replaced Constitution of Costa Rica of 1871 ONNED1
shortName Costa Rican Constitution of 1949 NERFINISHED
status in force

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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica foundedBy Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica establishedBy Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica appliesLaw Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica
Government of Costa Rica isBasedOnDocument Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica
Presidency of Costa Rica establishedBy Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica
Presidency of Costa Rica constitutionalArticle Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Title IX of the Constitution of Costa Rica
Asamblea Legislativa establishedInPeriod Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Second Republic of Costa Rica
Asamblea Legislativa constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
this entity surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica