Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus

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The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus is the supreme legal framework that established the independent Cypriot state in 1960 and defines its governmental structure, fundamental rights, and separation of powers.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adopted 1960 ⓘ
amendable yes ⓘ
amendmentProcedure special majority requirements ⓘ
appliesTo citizens of Cyprus ⓘ
residents of Cyprus ⓘ
territory of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
basedOn power-sharing between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1960 ⓘ
contains articles ⓘ
preamble ⓘ
schedules ⓘ
country Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
dateOfEffect 16 August 1960 ⓘ
defines executive branch ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
governmental structure of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
enforcedBy courts of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Cyprus
established independent Cypriot state ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
fundamental human rights ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
right to property ⓘ
influencedBy Zurich and London Agreements ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
language Greek ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
providesFor Council of Ministers ⓘ
High Court (originally) ⓘ
House of Representatives ⓘ
President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: President of Cyprus

Supreme Constitutional Court (originally) ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
bicameral legislature (original design) ⓘ
community-based representation ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
independent judiciary ⓘ
local government ⓘ
separate communal chambers (originally) ⓘ
regulates relations between state and religious institutions ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional review by courts ⓘ
typeOfSystem presidential system ⓘ

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President of Cyprus → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Government of the Republic of Cyprus → establishedBy → Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Supreme Court of Cyprus → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Supreme Court of Cyprus → establishedBy → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
House of Representatives of Cyprus → establishedBy → Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Cyprus Emergency → result → establishment of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Cumhurbaşkanı (Cyprus) → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
subject linked to: Cumhurbaşkanı
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Flag of Cyprus → introducedBy → Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
British colonial administration in Cyprus → constitutionalChange → Cyprus Constitution of 1960 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Judiciary of Cyprus → basedOn → Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
District Courts of Cyprus → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Assize Courts of Cyprus → operatesUnder → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Official Gazette legislative acts → relatedTo → Cyprus Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Treaty of Guarantee → subject → constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Treaty of Guarantee → relatedTo → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Greek Cypriot National Guard → legalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων → establishedBy → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus → subjectTo → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Legal Service of the Republic of Cyprus → hasConstitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Deputy Attorney General of Cyprus → legalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Council of Ministers (Cyprus) → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Supreme Constitutional Court (originally) → legalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus (1960) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus → establishedBy → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus → termDefinedBy → Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
Cyprus Police → follows → Cypriot Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus