Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan

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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan is the supreme legal document that establishes Bhutan as a democratic constitutional monarchy, defining the powers of the state, the role of the Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King), and the fundamental rights and duties of its citizens.

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instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 2008-07-18 ⓘ
amendmentRequires special procedures involving Parliament and the Druk Gyalpo ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 2008-07-18 ⓘ
country Bhutan ⓘ
defines fundamental duties of citizens of Bhutan ⓘ
fundamental rights of citizens of Bhutan ⓘ
definesRoleOf Druk Gyalpo ⓘ
executive branch of Bhutan ⓘ
judiciary of Bhutan ⓘ
legislative branch of Bhutan ⓘ
definesStateReligionStatus Buddhism as spiritual heritage of Bhutan ⓘ
draftingCompletedIn 2005 ⓘ
draftingStartedIn 2001 ⓘ
establishesInstitution Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Bhutan ⓘ
Election Commission of Bhutan ⓘ
High Court of Bhutan ⓘ
National Assembly of Bhutan ⓘ
National Council of Bhutan ⓘ
Parliament of Bhutan ⓘ
Royal Audit Authority of Bhutan ⓘ
Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan ⓘ
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Bhutan ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished democratic constitutional monarchy ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law in Bhutan ⓘ
freedom of speech, opinion and expression in Bhutan ⓘ
freedom of thought, conscience and religion in Bhutan ⓘ
right to life, liberty and security of person in Bhutan ⓘ
right to vote in Bhutan ⓘ
headOfStateTitleDefined Druk Gyalpo ⓘ
includesPrinciple Gross National Happiness as a guiding principle ⓘ
protection of environment ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
sovereignty of the people of Bhutan ⓘ
language Dzongkha ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Bhutan ⓘ
locationOfAdoption Thimphu ⓘ
numberOfArticles 35 ⓘ
numberOfChapters 15 ⓘ
predecessor absolute monarchy in Bhutan ⓘ
promulgatedBy Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ⓘ
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
requires Druk Gyalpo to be a Buddhist ⓘ
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
shortName Constitution of Bhutan ⓘ
termLimits two five-year terms for Prime Minister of Bhutan ⓘ

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འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan (2008) ⓘ
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