Constitution of Barbados

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The Constitution of Barbados is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers and roles of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1966-11-30 ⓘ
amendmentProcedure requires referendum for certain entrenched provisions ⓘ
requires special majorities in Parliament for most amendments ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1966-11-30 ⓘ
contains fundamental rights and freedoms chapter ⓘ
preamble ⓘ
provisions on amendment of the Constitution ⓘ
provisions on citizenship of Barbados ⓘ
provisions on finance ⓘ
country Barbados ⓘ
defines powers of the executive branch of Barbados ⓘ
powers of the judicial branch of Barbados ⓘ
powers of the legislative branch of Barbados ⓘ
enactedBy Barbadian political leaders ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
establishes Cabinet of Barbados ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Barbados ⓘ
High Court of Barbados ⓘ
Parliament of Barbados ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados ⓘ
office of the President of Barbados ⓘ
office of the Prime Minister of Barbados ⓘ
system of government of Barbados ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ
protection of personal liberty ⓘ
protection of the law ⓘ
hasType written constitution ⓘ
historicalContext independence of Barbados from the United Kingdom ⓘ
independenceDateLinked 1966-11-30 ⓘ
influencedBy Constitutional traditions of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Westminster system ⓘ
jurisdiction Barbados ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Barbados ⓘ
providesFor Judicial and Legal Service Commission ⓘ
Police Service Commission ⓘ
Public Service Commission ⓘ
appointment of Ministers ⓘ
appointment of the Prime Minister ⓘ
constituencies for election of members of the House of Assembly ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
public service commissions ⓘ
regular elections ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
subjectTo interpretation by the courts of Barbados ⓘ
supersedes colonial constitutional instruments of Barbados ⓘ

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President of Barbados → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
President of Barbados → oathAdministeredUnder → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Senate of Barbados → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Barbados Supreme Court → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Crown of Barbados → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Barbados (1966) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Barbados
Government of Barbados → constitutionalFramework → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
President of the Senate of Barbados → associatedWith → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Queen of Barbados → legalBasis → Constitution of Barbados (1966) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Barbados
Cabinet of Barbados → legalBasis → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Monarch of Barbados → legalFoundation → Constitution of Barbados (1966) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Barbados
Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021 (Barbados) → relatedTo → Barbados Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Barbados
Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021 (Barbados) → constitutionalDocumentAffected → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Prime Minister of Barbados → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Flag of the President of Barbados → associatedWith → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Governor-General of Barbados → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Act of Parliament of Barbados → subordinateTo → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
High Court of Barbados → establishedUnder → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Barbados → establishedBy → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ
Judiciary of Barbados → governedBy → Constitution of Barbados ⓘ