Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania
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The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania is the supreme legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Tanzania’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania canonical | 4 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal document
ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1977-04-26 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| amendment |
amendments introducing multi-party system in the early 1990s
ⓘ
major amendments in 1984 ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure |
certain provisions require special majority
ⓘ
requires parliamentary approval ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
all citizens of Tanzania
ⓘ
all persons within the territory of Tanzania ⓘ all state organs ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1977-04-26 ⓘ |
| containsChapter | fundamental rights and duties ⓘ |
| country | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesGovernmentBranch |
executive
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ legislature ⓘ |
| definesNationalSymbols |
national anthem
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ national flag ⓘ |
| definesStateForm | United Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesTerritory | mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar ⓘ |
| definesUnion | union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | multi-party democracy ⓘ |
| establishesCourt |
Court of Appeal of Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Zanzibar (through recognition of Zanzibar’s judicial structure) ⓘ |
| establishesInstitution |
Judiciary of Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Assembly of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (for non-union matters in Zanzibar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesOffice |
Cabinet of Ministers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guarantees |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ right to life ⓘ right to participate in public affairs ⓘ right to personal freedom ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | President of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | President of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imposesDuty |
duty to defend the country
ⓘ
duty to obey the law ⓘ duty to protect public property ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Tanzania ⓘ |
| legalSystem | unitary state ⓘ |
| previousSystem | single-party system ⓘ |
| publisher | Government of the United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizesComponent |
Mainland Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizesIdeals | socialism and self-reliance (ujamaa) in its original text ⓘ |
| replaced | Interim Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Constitution of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremacyClause | any law inconsistent with the Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency ⓘ |
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