Constitution of Tonga

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supreme law written constitution

The Constitution of Tonga is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers of the monarchy and other institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for its citizens.

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Label Occurrences
Constitution of Tonga canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf supreme law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy George Tupou I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedOn 1875-11-04 ⓘ
amendmentRequires royal assent ⓘ
special parliamentary majority ⓘ
bindingOn all public authorities in Tonga ⓘ
courts of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
executive government of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForceInCentury 19th century ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
country Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesRoleOf Legislative Assembly of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
executive branch of Tonga ⓘ
judiciary of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarch of Tonga ⓘ
establishesOffice Cabinet of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chief Justice of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prime Minister of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Privy Council of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
guarantees freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from arbitrary arrest ⓘ
protection of property rights ⓘ
hasChapterOn land tenure in Tonga ⓘ
the Executive ⓘ
the Judiciary ⓘ
the King and the Royal Family NERFINISHED ⓘ
the Legislature ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs King of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the oldest written constitutions in the Pacific ⓘ
inspiredBy British constitutional principles ⓘ
Christian principles ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Tongan ⓘ
legalStatus supreme legal document of Tonga ⓘ
protects customary land system of Tonga ⓘ
providesFor hereditary monarchy ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
regulates appointment of the Prime Minister ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
legislative process in Tonga ⓘ
succession to the Tongan throne ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional amendments ⓘ

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Christianity in Tonga → protectedBy → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Prime Minister of Tonga → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Tonga → legalBasis → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ