Constitution of Kuwait

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The Constitution of Kuwait is the fundamental law that defines the country’s political system, guarantees civil rights, and regulates the relationship between the ruling emir, the government, and the elected parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1962-11-11 ⓘ
allows dissolution of the National Assembly under specified conditions ⓘ
amendmentProcedure requires approval of the Emir ⓘ
requires approval of the National Assembly ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1962-11-11 ⓘ
containsChapter chapter on fundamental constituents of Kuwaiti society ⓘ
chapter on general and transitional provisions ⓘ
chapter on powers ⓘ
chapter on public rights and duties ⓘ
chapter on the state and system of government ⓘ
containsPreamble preamble affirming Arab and Islamic identity of Kuwait ⓘ
country State of Kuwait ⓘ
linked to: Kuwait
declaresReligionOfState Islam ⓘ
declaresShariaAs a main source of legislation ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernmentAs constitutional monarchy ⓘ
definesStateSystemAs hereditary emirate ⓘ
draftedBy Constituent Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ
draftingStartedIn 1961 ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishesHeadOfState Emir of Kuwait ⓘ
establishesLegislature National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ
guaranteesRight confidentiality of postal and telegraphic communications ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
inviolability of the home ⓘ
personal liberty ⓘ
inspiredBy Egyptian Constitution of 1956 ⓘ
French constitutional tradition ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
locationOfOriginalText Kuwait City ⓘ
prohibits suspension of the Constitution except in accordance with its provisions ⓘ
promulgatedBy Emir Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah ⓘ
providesFor independence of the judiciary ⓘ
ministerial responsibility before the National Assembly ⓘ
parliamentary oversight of the government ⓘ
popular election of members of the National Assembly ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
regulatesRelationshipBetween Emir of Kuwait and Government of Kuwait ⓘ
Emir of Kuwait and National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ
Government of Kuwait and National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ
requires new elections after dissolution of the National Assembly ⓘ

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National Assembly of Kuwait → establishedBy → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
National Assembly (Kuwait) → constitutionalBasis → Kuwaiti Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
subject linked to: National Assembly
linked to: Constitution of Kuwait
Kuwait Armed Forces → legalBasis → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Emir of Kuwait → legalBasis → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Kuwait → legalBasis → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Kuwait → constitutionalArticle → Article 58 of the Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Kuwait
Council of Ministers of Kuwait → constitutionalArticle → Article 59 of the Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Kuwait
Government of Kuwait → foundationDocument → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Kuwaiti ministries → governedBy → Kuwaiti Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Kuwait
Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait → legalBasis → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Interior and Defense Committee → governingLaw → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Kuwait → legalBasis → Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ