Constitution of Liberia

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The Constitution of Liberia is the supreme legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of governance and rights in the Republic of Liberia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1986-01-06 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1986 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
amendableBy Legislature of Liberia ⓘ
constitutional referendum ⓘ
basedOn popular sovereignty ⓘ
republican form of government ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
bindingOn all branches of government in Liberia ⓘ
all persons within Liberia ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1986-01-06 ⓘ
contains amendment procedures ⓘ
articles ⓘ
preamble ⓘ
country Liberia ⓘ
defines citizenship in Liberia ⓘ
electoral system of Liberia ⓘ
executive branch of Liberia ⓘ
judicial branch of Liberia ⓘ
legislative branch of Liberia ⓘ
establishes Office of the President of Liberia ⓘ
Supreme Court of Liberia ⓘ
bicameral Legislature of Liberia ⓘ
fundamental rights and duties of citizens ⓘ
powers of the Government of Liberia ⓘ
structure of the Government of Liberia ⓘ
guarantees due process of law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
fundamental human rights ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
inspiredBy United States Constitution ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of Liberia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
predecessor 1847 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
providesFor checks and balances ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
regulates impeachment procedures ⓘ
state of emergency powers ⓘ
terms of office for elected officials ⓘ
subjectTo judicial review by the Supreme Court of Liberia ⓘ
supremeLawOf Republic of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Liberia

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Senate of Liberia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
American Colonization Society → influenced → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
President of Liberia → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Constitution of Liberia → alsoKnownAs → 1986 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Constitution of Liberia → predecessor → 1847 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia → associatedWith → Liberian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Government of Liberia → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Government of Liberia → establishedBy → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Government of Liberia → reformedBy → 1986 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Supreme Court of Liberia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
coat of arms of Liberia → governingLaw → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Armed Forces of Liberia → legalFramework → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
National Elections Commission of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Cabinet of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
presidential oath of office of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
presidential oath of office of Liberia → legalBasis → 1986 Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
judicial branch of Liberia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
judicial branch of Liberia → guaranteedBy → Article III of the Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
judicial branch of Liberia → isAccountableTo → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Office of the President of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Office of the President of Liberia → establishedBy → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Executive branch of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Vice President of Liberia → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Declaration of Independence of Liberia → followedBy → Constitution of Liberia of 1847 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Chief Justice of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
Chief Justice of Liberia → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Liberia of 1847 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Chief Justice of Liberia → successorOfficeConfirmedBy → Constitution of Liberia of 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Liberia
Armed Forces of Liberia → legalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ
subject linked to: AFL
Liberian general election, 2017 → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Liberia ⓘ