Constitution of Ireland

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The Constitution of Ireland is the fundamental legal document that establishes the structure of the Irish state, defines the rights of its citizens, and serves as the supreme source of law in Ireland.

All labels observed (13)

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy People of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Irish people
adoptionMethod popular referendum ⓘ
amendmentMethod popular referendum plus Oireachtas approval ⓘ
articleCountApprox 50+ ⓘ
bindingOn all state authorities in Ireland ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1937-12-29 ⓘ
contains Articles ⓘ
Preamble ⓘ
Schedules ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
dateAdopted 1937-07-01 ⓘ
dateApprovedByReferendum 1937-07-01 ⓘ
defines fundamental rights of citizens ⓘ
powers of the organs of state ⓘ
structure of the Irish state ⓘ
draftedBy John Hearne ⓘ
Éamon de Valera ⓘ
establishes Courts of Justice ⓘ
Dáil Éireann ⓘ
Government of Ireland ⓘ
Oireachtas ⓘ
President of Ireland ⓘ
Seanad Éireann ⓘ
formOfState parliamentary democracy ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
personal rights ⓘ
private property rights ⓘ
protection of the family ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
hasChapter Fundamental Rights ⓘ
hasPreambleReference Most Holy Trinity ⓘ
linked to: Trinity

seeking to promote the common good ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of Ireland ⓘ
inspiredBy Catholic social teaching ⓘ
judicialIndependence guaranteed ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislatureName Oireachtas ⓘ
officialLanguageVersion English text ⓘ
Irish text ⓘ
originalArticleCount 50 ⓘ
predecessorState Irish Free State ⓘ
providesFor judicial review of legislation ⓘ
referendums on constitutional amendments ⓘ
recognizes English language as second official language ⓘ
Irish language as first official language ⓘ
replaced Constitution of the Irish Free State ⓘ
requires constitutional amendments to be approved by referendum ⓘ
seatOfSovereignty people of Ireland ⓘ
shortName Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
subjectTo interpretation by the courts ⓘ
supremeLawOf Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Ireland

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Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish language → recognizedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
President of Ireland → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
President of Ireland → constitutionalArticles → Articles 12–14 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Seanad Éireann → establishedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Oireachtas → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Oireachtas → relatedDocument → Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Dáil Éireann → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Irish tricolour → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 → relatedTo → Constitution of Ireland 1937 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 → successorFramework → Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted in 1937 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Constitution of the Irish Free State → replacedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Government of Ireland → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Government of Ireland → governedBy → Constitutional law of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Taoiseach of Ireland → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Taoiseach of Ireland → legalBasis → Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Constitution of Ireland → shortName → Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Acts of the Oireachtas → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Acts of the Oireachtas → mustConformTo → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Acts of the Oireachtas → hierarchicalRank → below Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann → subordinateTo → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Seal of the President of Ireland → authority → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Seal of the President of Ireland → relatedTo → Constitution of Ireland Article 13 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Chief Justice of Ireland → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Defence Forces of Ireland → allegiance → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Council of State (Ireland) → establishedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Cathaoirleach → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann → basedOn → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann → subjectTo → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Administrative Panel → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Agricultural Panel → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Cultural and Educational Panel → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Industrial and Commercial Panel → hasLegalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Industrial and Commercial Panel → establishedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Labour Panel → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Labour Panel → establishedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland → partOf → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Ceann Comhairle → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Assembly of Ireland → establishedBy → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Official Languages Act 2003 → relatedTo → Irish Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Teachta Dála → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Tánaiste of Ireland → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 → precedes → Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland) 1937 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935 → repealedBy → Constitution of Ireland 1937 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland → relatedTo → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
29th Dáil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
26th Dáil → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Cabinet of Ireland → legalBasis → Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Cabinet of Ireland → establishedBy → Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland
Dublin Central → governedBy → Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Ireland