Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

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The Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Guyanese state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
appliesTo all citizens of Guyana ⓘ
all public authorities in Guyana ⓘ
basisFor governance of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana ⓘ
rule of law in Guyana ⓘ
separation of powers in Guyana ⓘ
contains preamble ⓘ
provisions on amendment of the constitution ⓘ
provisions on citizenship ⓘ
provisions on elections ⓘ
provisions on finance ⓘ
provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
provisions on local government ⓘ
provisions on public service ⓘ
provisions on the executive ⓘ
provisions on the judiciary ⓘ
provisions on the legislature ⓘ
country Guyana ⓘ
defines functions of the state of Guyana ⓘ
powers of the state of Guyana ⓘ
structure of the state of Guyana ⓘ
enables constitutional remedies for rights violations ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
establishes National Assembly of Guyana ⓘ
Parliament of Guyana ⓘ
President of Guyana as head of government ⓘ
President of Guyana as head of state ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana ⓘ
executive branch of Guyana ⓘ
judicial branch of Guyana ⓘ
legislative branch of Guyana ⓘ
governs relationship between state and citizens in Guyana ⓘ
guarantees fundamental freedoms of citizens of Guyana ⓘ
fundamental rights of citizens of Guyana ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of Guyana ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Guyana ⓘ
legalSystem part of the legal system of Guyana ⓘ
obliges state organs to respect and uphold the constitution ⓘ
protects civil and political rights in Guyana ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights in Guyana ⓘ
requires constitutional amendments to follow special procedures ⓘ
supremacyClause any law inconsistent with the constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency ⓘ
symbolizes sovereignty of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana ⓘ

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Government of Guyana → foundationDocument → Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana ⓘ
Parliament of Guyana → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Parliament of Guyana → canAmend → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Court of Appeal of Guyana → establishedBy → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
judicial branch of Guyana → upholds → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
judicial branch of Guyana → judicialIndependenceGuaranteedBy → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
President of Guyana → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana → alsoKnownAs → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Cabinet of Guyana → legalBasis → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Legal Affairs of Guyana → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana → establishedBy → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana → interprets → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana Elections Commission → legalBasis → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana Police Force → legalAuthorityFrom → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Prime Minister of Guyana → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Vice President of Guyana → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Guyana ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana