Constitution of Tonga

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The Constitution of Tonga is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers of the monarchy and other institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for its citizens.

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Constitution of Tonga canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf supreme law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy George Tupou I ⓘ
linked to: Tupou I

Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
adoptedOn 1875-11-04 ⓘ
amendmentRequires royal assent ⓘ
special parliamentary majority ⓘ
bindingOn all public authorities in Tonga ⓘ
courts of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Tonga

executive government of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Tonga
cameIntoForceInCentury 19th century ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
country Tonga ⓘ
definesRoleOf Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
executive branch of Tonga ⓘ
judiciary of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Tonga

monarch of Tonga ⓘ
establishesOffice Cabinet of Tonga ⓘ
Chief Justice of Tonga ⓘ
Prime Minister of Tonga ⓘ
Privy Council of Tonga ⓘ
guarantees freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from arbitrary arrest ⓘ
protection of property rights ⓘ
hasChapterOn land tenure in Tonga ⓘ
the Executive ⓘ
the Judiciary ⓘ
the King and the Royal Family ⓘ
the Legislature ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs King of Tonga ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the oldest written constitutions in the Pacific ⓘ
inspiredBy British constitutional principles ⓘ
Christian principles ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Tonga
language English ⓘ
Tongan ⓘ
legalStatus supreme legal document of Tonga ⓘ
protects customary land system of Tonga ⓘ
providesFor hereditary monarchy ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
regulates appointment of the Prime Minister ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
legislative process in Tonga ⓘ
succession to the Tongan throne ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional amendments ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Christianity in Tonga → protectedBy → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Prime Minister of Tonga → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Tonga → legalBasis → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Government of Tonga → constitutionalFramework → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Privy Council of Tonga → relatedTo → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
Nobles' Representatives → governingDocument → Constitution of Tonga ⓘ