Constituent Assembly of Portugal

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The Constituent Assembly of Portugal was a democratically elected body convened after the Carnation Revolution to draft and approve the country’s post-dictatorship constitutional framework.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
legislative body
adoptedDocument Constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 1976
aim dismantle authoritarian legal structures
establish democratic constitutional framework
constitutionalModelInfluence European democratic constitutions
convenedAfter Carnation Revolution
country Portugal
electoralBasis democratically elected
electoralLegitimacy universal suffrage
enshrinedPrinciple constitutional supremacy in Portugal
fundamental human rights in Portugal
political pluralism in Portugal
representative democracy in Portugal
rule of law in Portugal
separation of powers in Portugal
sovereignty of the people in Portugal
establishedAsResultOf democratic transition in Portugal
function constitutional design
foundational law-making
governsTopic fundamental rights and freedoms in Portugal
organization of political power in Portugal
relationship between state and citizens in Portugal
hasJurisdiction Portuguese Republic
hasRole approving constitution
drafting constitution
historicalContext democratization of Portugal
end of Estado Novo regime
languageOfWork Portuguese
legacy foundation of modern Portuguese constitutional order
framework for subsequent Portuguese political institutions
legalOutcome Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
locatedIn Lisbon
politicalSystemContext post-dictatorship Portugal
precededBy National Assembly of Portugal (Estado Novo)
relatedEvent 25 April 1974 revolution in Portugal
significance marked transition from dictatorship to democracy in Portugal
timePeriod post-1974 Portugal
typeOfElection multi-party election

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1976 Portuguese Constitution
Constitution of 1976
adoptedBy

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