Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009

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Order in Council constitution constitutional instrument

The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 is the primary constitutional instrument that establishes the governmental framework, rights, and institutions of the Cayman Islands as a British Overseas Territory.

Aliases (2)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Order in Council → constitution → constitutional instrument →
allocatesPower	internal self-government to the Cayman Islands → reserved powers to the United Kingdom Government →
amendedBy	Cayman Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2016 → Cayman Islands Constitution (Amendment) Order 2020 →
appliesTo	Cayman Islands →
cameIntoForce	2009-11-06 →
contains	Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities →
country	Cayman Islands →
dateMade	2009-06-10 →
defines	executive branch of the Cayman Islands → judicial branch of the Cayman Islands → legislative branch of the Cayman Islands → system of government of the Cayman Islands →
enactedBy	Privy Council →
establishes	Cabinet of the Cayman Islands → Constitution of the Cayman Islands → Constitutional Commission → Council of Ministers / Cabinet → Electoral Boundary Commission → Human Rights Commission → Judicial and Legal Services Commission → Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands → office of the Governor of the Cayman Islands → office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands →
guarantees	freedom of assembly and association → freedom of expression → fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual → protection from discrimination → protection of property → right to a fair trial →
jurisdiction	Cayman Islands →
language	English →
legalBasis	Royal Prerogative →
legalSystem	Cayman Islands law → United Kingdom constitutional law →
madeBy	Queen Elizabeth II in Council →
partOf	constitutional framework of the Cayman Islands →
politicalStatusContext	British Overseas Territory →
providesFor	Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities → appointment of Ministers from elected members → appointment of the Governor by the Crown → appointment of the Premier →
publishedIn	UK Statutory Instruments →
recognises	Her Majesty as Head of State →
region	Caribbean →
regulates	electoral system of the Cayman Islands → public finance and audit in the Cayman Islands → public service of the Cayman Islands →
renamedBody	Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands to Parliament of the Cayman Islands (by later amendment) →
replaced	Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972 →
SInumber	2009 No. 1379 →
status	in force →
subjectMatter	constitutional law →
superseded	Cayman Islands (Constitution) Order 1972 →
typeOfInstrument	Statutory Instrument of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 ("Constitution of the Cayman Islands") →	establishes
Governor of the Cayman Islands ("Cayman Islands Constitution Order") →	legalBasis
Cayman Islands →	uses