Constitution of the Irish Free State
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The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the foundational legal document adopted in 1922 that established the institutions, powers, and governance framework of the newly independent Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of Ireland 1937 | 1 |
| Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922 | 1 |
| Irish Constitution | 1 |
| Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 | 1 |
| Saorstát Éireann Constitution | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
foundational legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Saorstát Éireann Constitution
|
| approvedBy |
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
ⓘ
surface form:
British Parliament (via the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922)
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives of Ireland ⓘ |
| article50ProvidedFor | amendment of the constitution by ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| containedArticle |
Article 1
ⓘ
Article 2 ⓘ Article 50 ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| createdState | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| definedFormOfState | dominion within the British Commonwealth ⓘ |
| establishedExecutive |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
|
| establishedJudiciary |
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| establishedLegislativeHouse |
Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
Seanad Éireann ⓘ |
| establishedLegislature |
Irish Free State Oireachtas
ⓘ
surface form:
Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
|
| establishedOffice |
President of the Executive Council
ⓘ
Vice-President of the Executive Council ⓘ |
| governedPeriod | 1922–1937 ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | King ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional practice
ⓘ
Dominion constitutions such as the Canadian constitution ⓘ Weimar Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Constitution (in aspects of proportional representation)
|
| inForceUntil | adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| locationOfAdoption | Dublin ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| providedFor |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
collective responsibility of the Executive Council to the Dáil ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ independent courts ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ local government framework ⓘ proportional representation by single transferable vote ⓘ |
| repealedOn | 1937-12-29 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
|
| requiredOath | Oath of Allegiance to the King ⓘ |
| subjectTo | limitations imposed by the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| superseded | pre-existing British statutes as primary constitutional framework in the territory of the Free State ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saorstát Éireann Constitution
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Constitution
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Ireland 1937