Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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constitution supreme law

The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the supreme law that establishes the country’s republican system of government, defines the structure and powers of its state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago canonical	7
Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago	5
Trinidad and Tobago Constitution	2
1962 Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago	1
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Constitution	1
Trinidad and Tobago constitutional law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3601224 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Context triple: [President of Trinidad and Tobago, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago]

A. Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda
The Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers of its institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Barbados
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.
C. Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
D. Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the supreme legal framework that establishes the country's system of government, fundamental rights, and constitutional monarchy structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Target entity description: The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the supreme law that establishes the country’s republican system of government, defines the structure and powers of its state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

A. Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda
The Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers of its institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Barbados
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.
C. Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
D. Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the supreme legal framework that establishes the country's system of government, fundamental rights, and constitutional monarchy structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adopted	1976 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
amendmentProcedure	special majority in Parliament required for many amendments ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1976-08-01 ⓘ
contains	chapter on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ preamble ⓘ
country	Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
defines	powers of the executive ⓘ powers of the judiciary ⓘ powers of the legislature ⓘ structure of the state ⓘ
establishes	Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature of Trinidad and Tobago High Court of Justice of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature of Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ President of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Senate of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Supreme Court of Judicature of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
establishesFormOfState	republic ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ fundamental human rights ⓘ personal liberty ⓘ protection from discrimination ⓘ protection of property ⓘ protection of the law ⓘ right to life ⓘ
jurisdiction	Tobago ⓘ Trinidad ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
predecessor	1962 Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
providesFor	Judicial and Legal Service Commission ⓘ Police Service Commission ⓘ Public Service Commission ⓘ Teaching Service Commission ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ local government ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ public service commissions ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
replaced	monarchical system under the British Crown ⓘ
requires	entrenched provisions to be amended by special procedures ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Trinidad and Tobago → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ