Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

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legal document national constitution

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the supreme legal framework that establishes the country's system of government, fundamental rights, and constitutional monarchy structure.

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Constitution of the Bahamas	4
Constitution of The Bahamas	1
Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedInContextOf	independence of The Bahamas from the United Kingdom ⓘ
adoptedOn	1973-07-10 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Constitution of The Bahamas
amendmentProcedure	requires special parliamentary majorities for certain provisions ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1973-07-10 ⓘ
containsPart	chapter on Parliament ⓘ chapter on citizenship ⓘ chapter on finance ⓘ chapter on miscellaneous provisions ⓘ chapter on the Governor-General ⓘ chapter on the executive ⓘ chapter on the judicature ⓘ chapter on the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ chapter on the public service ⓘ preamble ⓘ
country	Commonwealth of The Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesJudicialBody	Court of Appeal of The Bahamas ⓘ Supreme Court of the Bahamas (in Nassau) ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of The Bahamas
definesLegislativeChamber	House of Assembly of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: House of Assembly of The Bahamas Senate of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Senate of The Bahamas
definesOffice	Bahamian cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of The Bahamas Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Leader of the Opposition of The Bahamas Prime Minister of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of The Bahamas
establishesBranchOfGovernment	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
establishesFormOfState	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
establishesLegislature	Parliament of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Parliament of The Bahamas
establishesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
guarantees	fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ protection from discrimination on specified grounds ⓘ protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ protection from slavery and forced labour ⓘ protection of personal liberty ⓘ protection of privacy of home and other property ⓘ right to life ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	King of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: King of The Bahamas
influencedBy	Constitutional traditions of the United Kingdom ⓘ
inspiredBy	Westminster system ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of The Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of The Bahamas ⓘ
publisher	Government of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
representsMonarchByOffice	Governor-General of the Bahamas ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of The Bahamas
requiresOathOfAllegianceTo	the monarch of The Bahamas ⓘ

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Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of The Bahamas

Governor-General of the Bahamas → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Bahamas

Parliament of the Bahamas → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Bahamas

Senate of the Bahamas → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Bahamas

Queen of the Bahamas → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

Crown in right of the Bahamas → constitutionalFoundation → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Governor-General of the Bahamas → termDefinedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Bahamas