Persian Constitution of 1906
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The Persian Constitution of 1906 was a landmark legal charter that transformed Iran from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy by establishing a parliament (Majles) and codifying citizens’ rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian Constitution of 1906 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
foundational law of Iran ⓘ legal charter ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit arbitrary rule
ⓘ
modernize state institutions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fundamental Law of 1906
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mashruteh Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | subjects of the Qajar state ⓘ |
| category |
1906 in Iran
ⓘ
1906 in law ⓘ Constitutional law of Iran ⓘ |
| context | Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Iran
ⓘ
Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defined |
limits on royal authority
ⓘ
powers of the parliament ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1906 ⓘ |
| enactedOn | 30 December 1906 ⓘ |
| era | Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInstitution |
Majles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Supplementary Fundamental Laws of 1907 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guaranteed |
certain civil rights
ⓘ
equality of all subjects before the law ⓘ freedom of expression within limits of law ⓘ security of life and property ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Belgian Constitution of 1831
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French constitutional ideas ⓘ Islamic legal principles ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational document of modern Iranian constitutionalism ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlySupersededBy | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemEstablished | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
a committee of mujtahids to review legislation
ⓘ
executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| reduced | absolute powers of the Shah ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | granting of the royal decree for the establishment of the Majles in August 1906 ⓘ |
| required | laws to conform to Islam ⓘ |
| resultOf | Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional amendments and reinterpretations in later reigns ⓘ |
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