Constitution of Namibia

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The Constitution of Namibia is the supreme law that established the country’s democratic system of government, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its key political offices and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedInCity Windhoek ⓘ
adoptedOn 1990-02-09 ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires two-thirds majority in National Assembly ⓘ
two-thirds majority in National Council for certain provisions ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1990-03-21 ⓘ
containsChapterOn Executive ⓘ
Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Judiciary ⓘ
Legislature ⓘ
Principles of State Policy ⓘ
Regional and Local Government ⓘ
containsPreambleReference democracy ⓘ
justice ⓘ
peace ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
struggle for independence ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
dateOfIndependenceReferenced 1990-03-21 ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment democratic ⓘ
presidential ⓘ
unitary ⓘ
draftedBy Constituent Assembly of Namibia ⓘ
entrenches fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
establishesInstitution Cabinet of Namibia ⓘ
Electoral Commission of Namibia ⓘ
High Court of Namibia ⓘ
Judiciary of Namibia ⓘ
National Assembly of Namibia ⓘ
National Council of Namibia ⓘ
Ombudsman of Namibia ⓘ
Public Service Commission of Namibia ⓘ
Security Commission of Namibia ⓘ
Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
establishesOffice President of Namibia ⓘ
Prime Minister of Namibia ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
protection from arbitrary arrest or detention ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
protection from inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ
protection from torture ⓘ
right to fair trial ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs President of Namibia ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs President of Namibia ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Namibia
language English ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral ⓘ
limitsPresidentialTermsTo two terms ⓘ
lowerHouse National Assembly of Namibia ⓘ
prohibits death penalty in peacetime ⓘ
promulgatedOn 1990-03-21 ⓘ
providesFor independent Electoral Commission ⓘ
independent judiciary ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
multi-party democracy ⓘ
regional councils ⓘ
regular elections ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
recognizes common law subject to Constitution ⓘ
customary law subject to Constitution ⓘ
relatedToEvent Namibian independence ⓘ
supersedes interim constitutional arrangements of South West Africa ⓘ
termLengthOfPresident 5 years ⓘ
upperHouse National Council of Namibia ⓘ

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Prime Minister of Namibia → createdBy → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Prime Minister of Namibia → legalBasis → Constitution of Namibia, Article 36 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
President of Namibia → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Parliament of Namibia → establishedBy → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Parliament of Namibia → canAmend → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Supreme Court of Namibia → establishedBy → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Supreme Court of Namibia → constitutionalBasis → Chapter 9 of the Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
Government of Namibia → operatesUnder → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Constitution of Namibia, Article 32 → partOf → Constitution of the Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
Constitution of Namibia, Article 32 → cameIntoForceWith → Constitution of the Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
Constitution of Namibia, Article 32 → relatedTo → Constitution of Namibia, Chapter 5 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
National Assembly of Namibia → createdBy → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
National Assembly of Namibia → governingLaw → Constitution of the Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia
Cabinet of Namibia → legalBasis → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Cabinet of Namibia → subordinateTo → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Namibia → legalAuthority → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
subject linked to: constitutional court of Namibia
Chief Justice of Namibia → legalBasis → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Judiciary of Namibia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
High Court of Namibia → establishedBy → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
High Court of Namibia → interprets → Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
Namibian Defence Force → legalBasis → Namibian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Namibia