Constitution of Montserrat

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The Constitution of Montserrat is the supreme legal document that defines the British Overseas Territory’s system of government, the powers of its institutions, and the rights of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
appliesTo citizens of Montserrat ⓘ
residents of Montserrat ⓘ
basedOn Westminster system of government ⓘ
linked to: Westminster system
bindingOn all public authorities in Montserrat ⓘ
country Montserrat ⓘ
defines fundamental rights of persons in Montserrat ⓘ
powers of public institutions in Montserrat ⓘ
relationship between executive, legislature and judiciary in Montserrat ⓘ
system of government of Montserrat ⓘ
establishes Cabinet of Montserrat ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Montserrat ⓘ
independent judiciary of Montserrat ⓘ
office of the Governor of Montserrat ⓘ
public service of Montserrat ⓘ
governs executive branch of Montserrat ⓘ
judicial branch of Montserrat ⓘ
legislative branch of Montserrat ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental human rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
protection of property ⓘ
protection of the law ⓘ
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
isPartOf constitutional law of Montserrat ⓘ
legal system of Montserrat ⓘ
jurisdiction Montserrat ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Montserrat ⓘ
legalSystemFamily common law ⓘ
providesFor independence of the judiciary ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
purpose to define powers and limits of public authorities in Montserrat ⓘ
to organize government of Montserrat ⓘ
to protect rights and freedoms in Montserrat ⓘ
relationshipToUK operates within framework of United Kingdom sovereignty ⓘ
subject to United Kingdom’s responsibility for external affairs and defence ⓘ
representsHeadOfStateBy Governor of Montserrat ⓘ
requires regular elections for the legislature ⓘ
supremacyClause inconsistent laws are void to the extent of inconsistency ⓘ
territorialStatus British Overseas Territory ⓘ

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Legislative Assembly of Montserrat → operatesUnder → Constitution of Montserrat ⓘ
Premier of Montserrat → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Montserrat ⓘ
Government of Montserrat → constitutionalInstrument → Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Montserrat
Government of Montserrat → establishedUnder → Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Montserrat
Governor of Montserrat → hasConstitutingInstrument → Constitution of Montserrat ⓘ
Attorney General of Montserrat → legalAuthorityFrom → Constitution of Montserrat ⓘ