Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico

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The Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico was the elected body convened in the early 1950s to draft and approve the island’s modern constitution and establish its framework of self-government under U.S. sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional convention
political body
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico

Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico
authorizedBy United States Congress
composedOf elected delegates from Puerto Rico
convenedBy Government of the United States
People of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Ricans
country Puerto Rico
describedBySource Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Public Law 600 (1950)
drafted Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
electorate eligible voters of Puerto Rico
endTime 1952
fieldOfWork constitutional law
self-government
followedBy establishment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
genre constitutional drafting process
hasEffect creation of the political status known as Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
organization of Puerto Rico’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches
hasLegalStatus constituent assembly authorized by U.S. federal law
hasNumberOfMembers 92
hasOutcome adoption of a republican form of government for Puerto Rico
recognition of a bill of rights for residents of Puerto Rico
hasPart Articles of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Bill of Rights of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Preamble of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
hasPurpose to draft a constitution for Puerto Rico
to establish a framework of self-government under U.S. sovereignty
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalBasis Public Law 600 of the United States
legislativeBody Constitutional Assembly of Puerto Rico
location San Juan, Puerto Rico
linked to: San Juan
partOf United States territorial constitutional history
political history of Puerto Rico
politicalAlignment under U.S. sovereignty
significantEvent approval of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
ratification referendum on the Constitution of Puerto Rico
submission of Puerto Rico constitution to U.S. Congress
significantPlace Capitol of Puerto Rico
sovereignState United States
startTime 1951
temporalCoverage early 1950s

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Constitution of Puerto Rico adoptedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Article II – Bill of Rights adoptedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions draftedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico legislativeBody Constitutional Assembly of Puerto Rico
linked to: Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
P.R. Const. art. VIII enactedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Public Law 600 followedBy Puerto Rico constitutional convention
linked to: Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Public Law 600 implementedBy Constitution of Puerto Rico referendum, 1951–1952
linked to: Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico enactedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico