Constitution of 1911 (Greece)

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The Constitution of 1911 (Greece) was a major early 20th-century Greek constitutional reform that strengthened civil liberties, modernized state institutions, and laid groundwork for subsequent democratic developments in the country.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek constitution
constitution
aim democratic development
modernization of state institutions
strengthening civil liberties
appliesToJurisdiction Greece
belongsTo modern Greek state formation era
codifies organization of the Greek state
powers of the executive
powers of the judiciary
powers of the legislature
country Kingdom of Greece
dateAdopted 1911
enshrines civil liberties
rule of law principles
separation of powers
fieldOfStudy Greek political history
comparative constitutional law
followedBy Greek Constitution of 1927
follows Greek Constitution of 1864
governmentTypeContext constitutional monarchy
hasCategory 1911 in Greece
1911 in law
Constitutions of Greece
hasEffect reform of judiciary
reform of local government framework
reform of public administration
strengthened protection of individual rights
headOfStateAtAdoption King George I of Greece NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance laid groundwork for later democratic constitutions in Greece
major constitutional reform in modern Greek history
influencedBy liberal constitutionalism of the 19th and early 20th centuries
inForceDuring Balkan Wars period
World War I period in Greece
language Greek
legalContinuityWith subsequent Greek constitutions
legalForm written constitution
legalStatus supreme law of the Kingdom of Greece at the time of force
legalSystem civil law
legislativeBody Hellenic Parliament
partOf constitutional history of Greece
politicalLeaderAssociated Eleftherios Venizelos
precededBy Greek Constitution of 1864
reformType constitutional amendment and revision of 1864 constitution
startTime 1911
subjectOf constitutional law of Greece
temporalContext early 20th century
typeOfNorm fundamental law

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
King of the Hellenes ("Greek Constitution of 1911")
constitutionalInstrument
Constitution of 1864 (Greece)
followedBy
Constitution of 1911 (Greece) ("Constitutions of Greece")
hasCategory
Constitution of Greece
historicalPredecessor
Constitution of 1952 (Greece) ("Greek Constitution of 1911")
influencedBy
Constitution of 1952 (Greece) ("Greek Constitution of 1911")
predecessor

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