Constitution of Samoa

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The Constitution of Samoa is the supreme legal document that established Samoa as an independent state and defines its system of government, fundamental rights, and national institutions.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1960-10-01 ⓘ
amendmentProcedure requires parliamentary supermajority for most amendments ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1962-01-01 ⓘ
category 1962 in law ⓘ
Law of Samoa ⓘ
Politics of Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Government of Samoa
containsChapterOn fundamental rights ⓘ
country Samoa ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernmentAs parliamentary democracy ⓘ
definesHeadOfStateSelection election by Legislative Assembly ⓘ
definesLegislativeBody unicameral legislature ⓘ
definesPrimeMinisterSelection appointment by Head of State on confidence of Legislative Assembly ⓘ
establishesBranchOfGovernment executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishesCourt Court of Appeal of Samoa ⓘ
Supreme Court of Samoa ⓘ
establishesLegislature Legislative Assembly of Samoa ⓘ
establishesOffice O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State of Samoa) ⓘ
Prime Minister of Samoa ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
protection for property rights ⓘ
protection from arbitrary arrest or detention ⓘ
protection from forced labour ⓘ
protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
inspiredBy Westminster system ⓘ
jurisdiction Samoa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ
linkedToEvent Independence of Samoa ⓘ
preambleRefersTo Almighty God ⓘ
Christian principles ⓘ
providesFor cabinet government ⓘ
independent judiciary ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
parliamentary elections ⓘ
recognizesTraditionalInstitutions matai system ⓘ
requiresOathTo Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional amendments ⓘ
supremeLawOf Samoa ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

O le Ao o le Malo → createdBy → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
Prime Minister of Samoa → legalBasis → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
Government of Samoa → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Samoa
Supreme Court of Samoa → establishedBy → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
Constitution of Samoa → requiresOathTo → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
O le Ao o le Malo o Samoa i Sisifo → associatedWith → Constitution of Western Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Samoa
Cabinet of Samoa → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
Fono a Faipule → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
matai → recognizedBy → Samoan Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: matai (titled chiefs)
linked to: Constitution of Samoa
matai system → recognizedIn → Samoan constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Samoa