Jamaican Constitution of 1962

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national constitution supreme law

The Jamaican Constitution of 1962 is the supreme law that established Jamaica as an independent constitutional monarchy, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its government and guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Constitution of Jamaica 23
Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962 2
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
amendmentProcedure special majority requirements in Parliament ⓘ
basedOn Westminster system ⓘ
surface form: Westminster model
cameIntoForceOn 1962-08-06 ⓘ
chapter provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
provisions on the executive ⓘ
provisions on the judicature ⓘ
provisions on the legislature ⓘ
contains entrenched provisions ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
createsBody House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ
Judiciary of Jamaica ⓘ
surface form: Judicature of Jamaica

Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
Senate of Jamaica ⓘ
createsOffice Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
dateAdopted 1962-08-06 ⓘ
defines functions of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
powers of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
structure of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
enactedByInstrument Jamaican Constitution of 1962 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962
established independent constitutional monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ
establishes parliamentary system of government in Jamaica ⓘ
separation of powers in Jamaica ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ
protection from discrimination on specified grounds ⓘ
protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ
protection of personal liberty ⓘ
protection of the right to life ⓘ
headOfState British monarch ⓘ
historicalContext Jamaican independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
influencedBy Constitutional traditions of the United Kingdom ⓘ
West Indies Federation constitutional arrangements ⓘ
jurisdiction Jamaica ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Jamaica ⓘ
promulgatedBy British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
providesFor constitutional monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ
constitutional redress for breach of fundamental rights ⓘ
judicial review of executive action ⓘ
requiresForCertainAmendments referendum in Jamaica ⓘ
subjectTo interpretation by the courts of Jamaica ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Queen of Jamaica → constitutionalDocument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
Senate of Jamaica → establishedBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
House of Representatives of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Parliament of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica → governedBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Prime Minister of Jamaica → constitutingInstrument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Prime Minister of Jamaica → formationEvent → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: independence of Jamaica
King of Jamaica → constitutionalDocument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 → enactedByInstrument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962
Governor-General of Jamaica → hasConstitutingInstrument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Cabinet of Jamaica → legalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Leader of the Opposition of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica → foundationDocument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Executive branch of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Executive branch of Jamaica → boundBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jamaica → legalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Parish Courts of Jamaica → governedBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Judicature (Supreme Court) Act of Jamaica → relatedTo → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Chief Justice of Jamaica → legalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Chief Justice of Jamaica → officeCreatedBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Court of Appeal of Jamaica → establishedBy → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Court of Appeal of Jamaica → subjectTo → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Privy Council of Jamaica → constitutionalBasis → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Jamaica Independence Act 1962 → relatedDocument → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
Jamaica Independence Act 1962 → successorLegalFramework → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962
Flag of the Governor-General of Jamaica → authorityFrom → Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Jamaica