Constitution of Papua New Guinea

E74869

national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Papua New Guinea is the country's supreme legal document that establishes its system of government, fundamental rights, and national principles following independence.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Constitution of Papua New Guinea (under specified procedures)	1
Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn	1975-09-16 ⓘ
amendmentRequires	special majority in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1975-09-16 ⓘ
contains	Basic Social Obligations ⓘ National Goals and Directive Principles ⓘ Preamble ⓘ provisions on amendment procedures ⓘ provisions on citizenship ⓘ provisions on emergency powers ⓘ provisions on provincial and local-level government ⓘ provisions on public finance ⓘ provisions on the executive ⓘ provisions on the judiciary ⓘ provisions on the structure of the legislature ⓘ
country	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
defines	Papua New Guinea as an independent sovereign state ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in Papua New Guinea ⓘ national symbols of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
draftedBy	House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ surface form: Constituent Assembly of Papua New Guinea
establishes	National Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea ⓘ Governor-General of Papua New Guinea ⓘ surface form: Office of the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea ⓘ surface form: Office of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ judicial system of Papua New Guinea ⓘ system of government of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
followsFrom	independence of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience, thought and religion ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ protection from unjust deprivation of property ⓘ protection of personal liberty ⓘ protection of the right to life ⓘ
inspiredBy	Christian values ⓘ Melanesian customary values ⓘ Westminster system ⓘ principles of liberal democracy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
predecessor	colonial legal framework of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ
recognizes	Papua New Guinea as a unitary state ⓘ customary law as part of the underlying law ⓘ
shortTitle	Constitution of Papua New Guinea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
subjectTo	interpretation by the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea → canAmend → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Papua New Guinea (under specified procedures)

Governor-General of Papua New Guinea → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Crown in right of Papua New Guinea → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

King of Papua New Guinea → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Queen of Papua New Guinea → constitutionalDocuments → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea → establishedBy → Constitution of Papua New Guinea ⓘ

Constitution of Papua New Guinea → shortTitle → Constitution of Papua New Guinea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea