Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 25
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 25 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that limits the suspension of laws to specific circumstances and authorities, helping safeguard the rule of law and separation of powers in Indiana.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
abuse of emergency powers
ⓘ
arbitrary government action ⓘ |
| appliesTo | laws of the State of Indiana ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Governor of Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ all state officers of Indiana ⓘ local governments in Indiana ⓘ |
| branchConstrained |
executive branch of Indiana
ⓘ
judicial branch of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ legislative branch of Indiana ⓘ |
| category | state constitutional law ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforceableBy | Indiana courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | continuity of law except in constitutionally authorized situations ⓘ |
| governs |
conditions under which laws may be suspended in Indiana
ⓘ
who may suspend the operation of Indiana laws ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | supreme law within the State of Indiana ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted with the Indiana Constitution of 1851 ⓘ |
| interpretationPrinciple | construed to prevent arbitrary suspension of laws ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageType | mandatory constitutional command ⓘ |
| legalEffect | restricts the authority to suspend laws ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indiana state law ⓘ |
| levelOfLaw | constitutional ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bill of Rights of the Indiana Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
citizens of Indiana
ⓘ
residents of Indiana ⓘ |
| purpose |
to limit the suspension of laws to specific circumstances
ⓘ
to restrict who may suspend the operation of laws ⓘ to safeguard the rule of law in Indiana ⓘ to support the separation of powers in Indiana government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 24
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
rule of law
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ suspension of laws ⓘ |
| typeOfLimitation | limitation on governmental power ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)