Jamaican Constitution of 1962

E57965

national constitution supreme law

The Jamaican Constitution of 1962 is the supreme law that established Jamaica as an independent constitutional monarchy, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its government and guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Jamaica	23
Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962	2
Jamaican Constitution of 1962 canonical	1
independence of Jamaica	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T465098 — 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: Jamaican Constitution of 1962
Context triple: [Queen of Jamaica, constitutionalDocument, Jamaican Constitution of 1962]

A. 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.
B. Constitution of Bermuda
The Constitution of Bermuda is the supreme legal document that outlines the territory’s system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights within its status as a British Overseas Territory.
C. Commonwealth Charter
The Commonwealth Charter is a foundational document that sets out the core values, principles, and commitments guiding cooperation among the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
D. Constitution of Cuba
The Constitution of Cuba is the supreme legal document that defines the socialist political system, structure of government, and rights and duties of citizens in the Republic of Cuba.
E. Parliament of Jamaica
The Parliament of Jamaica is the bicameral national legislature of Jamaica, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responsible for making and passing the country’s laws.
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: Jamaican Constitution of 1962
Target entity description: The Jamaican Constitution of 1962 is the supreme law that established Jamaica as an independent constitutional monarchy, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its government and guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.

A. 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.
B. Constitution of Bermuda
The Constitution of Bermuda is the supreme legal document that outlines the territory’s system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights within its status as a British Overseas Territory.
C. Commonwealth Charter
The Commonwealth Charter is a foundational document that sets out the core values, principles, and commitments guiding cooperation among the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
D. Constitution of Cuba
The Constitution of Cuba is the supreme legal document that defines the socialist political system, structure of government, and rights and duties of citizens in the Republic of Cuba.
E. Parliament of Jamaica
The Parliament of Jamaica is the bicameral national legislature of Jamaica, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responsible for making and passing the country’s laws.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
amendmentProcedure	special majority requirements in Parliament ⓘ
basedOn	Westminster model ⓘ linked to: Westminster system
cameIntoForceOn	1962-08-06 ⓘ
chapter	provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ provisions on the executive ⓘ provisions on the judicature ⓘ provisions on the legislature ⓘ
contains	entrenched provisions ⓘ
country	Jamaica ⓘ
createsBody	House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ Judicature of Jamaica ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Jamaica Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ Senate of Jamaica ⓘ
createsOffice	Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
dateAdopted	1962-08-06 ⓘ
defines	functions of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ powers of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ structure of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
enactedByInstrument	Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962 ⓘ linked to: Jamaican Constitution of 1962
established	independent constitutional monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ
establishes	parliamentary system of government in Jamaica ⓘ separation of powers in Jamaica ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ protection from discrimination on specified grounds ⓘ protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ protection of personal liberty ⓘ protection of the right to life ⓘ
headOfState	British monarch ⓘ
historicalContext	Jamaican independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
influencedBy	Constitutional traditions of the United Kingdom ⓘ West Indies Federation constitutional arrangements ⓘ
jurisdiction	Jamaica ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Jamaica ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
providesFor	constitutional monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ constitutional redress for breach of fundamental rights ⓘ judicial review of executive action ⓘ
requiresForCertainAmendments	referendum in Jamaica ⓘ
subjectTo	interpretation by the courts of Jamaica ⓘ

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