Constitution of Sierra Leone

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The Constitution of Sierra Leone is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the country’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptionDate 1991-09-24 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
amendmentProcedure requires parliamentary approval ⓘ
requires referendum for certain entrenched provisions ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1991-10-01 ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights ⓘ
linked to: bill of rights

chapters ⓘ
preamble ⓘ
schedules ⓘ
country Sierra Leone ⓘ
defines powers of the executive branch ⓘ
powers of the judicial branch ⓘ
powers of the legislative branch ⓘ
structure of the Government of Sierra Leone ⓘ
establishes Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone ⓘ
High Court of Justice of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Judiciary of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Parliament of Sierra Leone ⓘ
President of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone ⓘ
local government framework in Sierra Leone ⓘ
formOfGovernment presidential republic ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental human rights ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ
right to fair hearing ⓘ
right to personal liberty ⓘ
headOfGovernment President of Sierra Leone ⓘ
headOfState President of Sierra Leone ⓘ
influencedBy British constitutional traditions ⓘ
common law principles ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of Sierra Leone ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Sierra Leone ⓘ
precededBy 1978 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
providesFor impeachment of the President ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
multi-party democracy ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
state of emergency procedures ⓘ
regulates election of Members of Parliament ⓘ
election of the President of Sierra Leone ⓘ
tenure of office of Members of Parliament ⓘ
tenure of office of the President ⓘ
replaced 1978 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ

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President of Sierra Leone → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Parliament of Sierra Leone → establishedUnder → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Government of Sierra Leone → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Government of Sierra Leone → establishedUnder → 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone → interprets → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone → establishedBy → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Constitution of Sierra Leone → alsoKnownAs → 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Constitution of Sierra Leone → replaced → 1978 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Constitution of Sierra Leone → precededBy → 1978 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Monarch of Sierra Leone → constitutionalInstrument → Constitution of Sierra Leone 1961 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Monarch of Sierra Leone → abolishedBy → Republican Constitution of Sierra Leone 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Republican Constitution of 1971 → relatedTo → Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Army → oathTo → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Judiciary of Sierra Leone → foundation → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Judiciary of Sierra Leone → constitutionalDocument → 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Judiciary of Sierra Leone → subjectTo → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
Judiciary of Sierra Leone → independenceGuaranteedBy → 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Sierra Leone
Cabinet of Sierra Leone → legalBasis → Constitution of Sierra Leone ⓘ