Constitution of Belgium

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The Constitution of Belgium is the fundamental legal charter that defines Belgium’s federal structure, the powers of its institutions, and the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedAfter Belgian Revolution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1831-02-07 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Belgische Grondwet ⓘ
Belgische Verfassung ⓘ
Constitution belge ⓘ
amendedBy constitutional revision procedure ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1831-02-07 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn devolution of powers ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
linguistic communities ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
state of emergency ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
definesBranch executive power ⓘ
judicial power ⓘ
legislative power ⓘ
definesInstitution Chamber of Representatives of Belgium ⓘ
Communities of Belgium ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Belgium ⓘ
Council of State of Belgium ⓘ
Court of Cassation of Belgium ⓘ
Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ
Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
King of the Belgians ⓘ
Regions of Belgium ⓘ
Senate of Belgium ⓘ
municipalities of Belgium ⓘ
provinces of Belgium ⓘ
definesStateForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
federal state ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
draftedBy National Congress of Belgium ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
inviolability of the home ⓘ
protection of private life ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
right to petition ⓘ
hasLegalStatus supreme law of Belgium ⓘ
hasPart Title I – On Belgians and their rights ⓘ
Title II – On Belgians and their rights (modern numbering) ⓘ
Title III – Powers ⓘ
Title IV – The Federal Parliament ⓘ
Title IX – The Communities and the Regions ⓘ
Title V – The Federal Government ⓘ
Title VI – The Constitutional Court ⓘ
Title VII – The Council of State and the administrative jurisdictions ⓘ
Title VIII – The Courts and Tribunals ⓘ
Title X – Finance ⓘ
Title XI – General provisions ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs King of the Belgians ⓘ
inspiredBy British constitutional principles ⓘ
Dutch Constitution of 1815 ⓘ
French Charter of 1830 ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
locationOfDrafting National Congress of Belgium ⓘ
originalLanguage Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
regulates formation of the federal government ⓘ
judicial organization ⓘ
legislative procedure ⓘ
public finances ⓘ
relations between federal authority, communities and regions ⓘ
succession to the throne ⓘ
requiresForAmendment declaration of revision by Federal Parliament ⓘ
dissolution of Federal Parliament ⓘ
special majority including language groups ⓘ
two-thirds majority in each chamber ⓘ
shortName Belgian Constitution ⓘ
subjectTo interpretation by Constitutional Court of Belgium ⓘ

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Federal Parliament of Belgium → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Federal Government of Belgium → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Belgian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Constitution of Belgium → shortName → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Constitution belge ⓘ
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Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Belgische Grondwet ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Constitution of Belgium → alsoKnownAs → Belgische Verfassung ⓘ
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Senate of Belgium → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Prime Minister of Belgium → officeCreatedUnder → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Belgian party system → relatedConcept → Belgian federalism ⓘ
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Council of Ministers (Belgium) → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
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Secretaries of State of Belgium → legalStatusDefinedBy → Belgian federal institutional law ⓘ
subject linked to: Secretaries of State
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Justice (Belgium) → isSubjectTo → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice
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French Community → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Belgian federal elections → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Communities of Belgium → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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King of the Belgians → establishedBy → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Flemish Parliament → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Regions of Belgium → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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La Défense → legalBasis → Belgian constitution ⓘ
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National Congress of Belgium → drafted → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Court of Cassation of Belgium → establishedBy → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
French Charter of 1830 → influenced → Belgian Constitution of 1831 ⓘ
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Constitution of 1844 (Greece) → inspiredBy → Belgian Constitution of 1831 ⓘ
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Constitutional Court of Belgium → appliesLaw → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Belgium → establishedBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Belgium → checksCompatibilityWith → Title II of the Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Title V – The Federal Government → partOf → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Title VI – The Constitutional Court → partOf → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Title VI – The Constitutional Court → relatedTo → Title I – On Federal Belgium, its components and its territory ⓘ
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Title VII – The Council of State and the administrative jurisdictions → partOf → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Title VII – The Council of State and the administrative jurisdictions → relatedTo → Title II – Belgians and their rights of the Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Title IX – The Communities and the Regions → legalSystem → Belgian constitutional law ⓘ
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Title IX – The Communities and the Regions → partOf → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
President of the Senate (Belgium) → createdBy → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
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President of the Senate (Belgium) → legalBasis → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
subject linked to: President of the Senate
Gouvernement fédéral → constitutionalDocument → Constitution belge ⓘ
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Gouvernement fédéral → subordinateTo → Constitution belge ⓘ
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Flemish Community → establishedBy → Belgian constitutional reforms ⓘ
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Ottoman Constitution of 1876 → inspiredBy → Belgian Constitution of 1831 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
French-speaking Community of Belgium → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Council of State of Belgium → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Government of Wallonia → constitutionalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen → subjectTo → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Federal Council of Ministers → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Belgian federal politics → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Belgium ⓘ
Flemish Parliament elections → legalBasis → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Belgium
Belgian courts → subjectTo → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Belgian legal system → includes → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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Belgian legal system → supremacyRecognizes → Belgian Constitution ⓘ
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