Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) is the supreme law that transformed Mauritius into a republic, defining its system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Mauritius	3
Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) canonical	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
amendedIn	1992 ⓘ
containsChapterOn	citizenship ⓘ electoral system ⓘ finance ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual ⓘ public service ⓘ the executive ⓘ the judicature ⓘ the legislature ⓘ
country	Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesBody	Cabinet of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ Disciplined Forces Service Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Electoral Boundaries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Electoral Supervisory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Judicial and Legal Service Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Ombudsman NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Service Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesBranch	executive ⓘ judiciary ⓘ legislature ⓘ
definesLegislature	National Assembly of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesOffice	Attorney-General of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Justice of Mauritius ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-President of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary republic ⓘ
effectOf1992Amendment	established Mauritius as a sovereign democratic republic ⓘ replaced the Queen of Mauritius with a President as head of state ⓘ
establishedFormOfState	republic ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ protection for privacy of home and other property ⓘ protection from arbitrary arrest or detention ⓘ protection from discrimination ⓘ protection from inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ protection from slavery and forced labour ⓘ protection of the right to life ⓘ protection of the right to property ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs	Prime Minister of Mauritius ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs	President of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ
inForceSince	12 March 1968 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Westminster model NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Mauritius ⓘ
previousFormOfState	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
providesFor	constitutional remedies for breach of fundamental rights ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
requiresForAmendment	special majority in the National Assembly ⓘ
transformedOnRepublicProclamation	12 March 1992 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

President of Mauritius → establishedBy → Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) ⓘ

National Assembly of Mauritius → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Mauritius

Prime Minister of Mauritius → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Mauritius

Government of Mauritius → legalBasis → Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Mauritius