Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Constitution of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn	1983-09-19 ⓘ
adoptionContext	independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
amendmentProcedure	special majority requirements in the National Assembly ⓘ
basedOn	Westminster system ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1983-09-19 ⓘ
containsChapter	chapter on citizenship ⓘ chapter on finance ⓘ chapter on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ chapter on parliament ⓘ chapter on the executive ⓘ chapter on the governor-general ⓘ chapter on the island of Nevis ⓘ chapter on the judicature ⓘ chapter on the public service ⓘ
country	Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesRole	attorney-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ cabinet ministers ⓘ director of public prosecutions ⓘ Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis leader of the opposition ⓘ prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ public service commissions ⓘ
establishesBody	Nevis Island Administration ⓘ Nevis Island Assembly ⓘ
establishesExecutiveBranch	Cabinet of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
establishesFormOfState	federal state ⓘ
establishesJudiciary	judicature of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
establishesLegislature	National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
establishesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ protection from discrimination on specified grounds ⓘ protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ protection from slavery and forced labour ⓘ protection of personal liberty ⓘ protection of privacy of home and other property ⓘ protection of the right to life ⓘ
headOfGovernment	prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
headOfState	monarch of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
inspiredBy	Constitution of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the United Kingdom (unwritten conventions)
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
providesFor	autonomy arrangements for the island of Nevis ⓘ procedure for secession of Nevis under specified conditions ⓘ
publisher	Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
representsHeadOfState	Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis
requiresForCertainAmendments	approval by referendum in Nevis for provisions relating to Nevis ⓘ
subjectMatter	distribution of powers between federal government and Nevis ⓘ fundamental human rights protections ⓘ organization of the state ⓘ
territorialExtent	entire territory of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

The Crown in right of Saint Kitts and Nevis → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

King of Saint Kitts and Nevis → mentionedIn → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

Premier of Nevis → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ