Constitution of Vanuatu
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The Constitution of Vanuatu is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers of its institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of Vanuatu canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national constitution
ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Constituent Assembly of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1979-10-05 ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure |
requires parliamentary supermajority for most amendments
ⓘ
requires referendum for certain entrenched provisions ⓘ |
| binds | all public authorities in Vanuatu ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1980-07-30 ⓘ |
| containsBillOfRights | yes ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesHeadOfGovernment | Prime Minister of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| definesHeadOfState | President of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesExecutive | Council of Ministers of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesFormOfGovernment |
parliamentary democracy
ⓘ
unitary state ⓘ |
| establishesJudiciary |
Court of Appeal of Vanuatu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesLegislature | Parliament of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesOffice |
Attorney General of Vanuatu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ombudsman of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guarantees |
freedom of assembly and association
ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ protection of the law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| officialLanguagesSpecified |
Bislama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preambleRefersTo |
Christian principles
ⓘ
customary chiefs ⓘ traditional Melanesian values ⓘ |
| providesFor |
independent judiciary
ⓘ
local government ⓘ multi-party system ⓘ universal suffrage ⓘ |
| recognizes |
custom as a source of law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| regulates | relations between executive, legislature and judiciary ⓘ |
| requires | regular elections for Parliament ⓘ |
| supremeLawOf | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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