Republican Constitution of 1971

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The Republican Constitution of 1971 is the fundamental legal document that transformed Sierra Leone into a republic and established the framework for its presidential system of government.

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Republican Constitution of 1971 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
abolishedFormOfState constitutional monarchy ⓘ
adoptedBy Parliament of Sierra Leone ⓘ
aimedTo consolidate republican government in Sierra Leone ⓘ
provide stable presidential system ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple protection of fundamental human rights ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
containsProvisionOn citizenship in Sierra Leone ⓘ
elections and electoral framework ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
local government ⓘ
public finance and appropriation ⓘ
state of emergency powers ⓘ
succession to the presidency ⓘ
country Sierra Leone ⓘ
createdOffice President of Sierra Leone ⓘ
definedRelationship relationship between central government and judiciary ⓘ
relationship between executive and legislature ⓘ
definedRole President as commander-in-chief of the armed forces ⓘ
President as head of government ⓘ
President as head of state ⓘ
establishedFormOfState republic ⓘ
followedEvent Sierra Leone gaining independence in 1961 ⓘ
governs exercise of executive power in Sierra Leone ⓘ
exercise of judicial power in Sierra Leone ⓘ
exercise of legislative power in Sierra Leone ⓘ
organization of the state of Sierra Leone ⓘ
guaranteed fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
headOfStateSystem presidential system ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-independence constitutional development of Sierra Leone ⓘ
inForceIn 1970s Sierra Leone ⓘ
introducedConcept republican form of government in Sierra Leone ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain public law ⓘ
legalStatus fundamental law of Sierra Leone ⓘ
legalSystem common law tradition ⓘ
providedFor unicameral parliament ⓘ
regulatedBranch executive branch of Sierra Leone ⓘ
judicial branch of Sierra Leone ⓘ
legislative branch of Sierra Leone ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991 ⓘ
replaced Independence Constitution of 1961 ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional amendments and political debate in Sierra Leone ⓘ
constitutional law of Sierra Leone ⓘ
territorialExtent Sierra Leone ⓘ

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President of Sierra Leone → officeCreatedBy → Republican Constitution of 1971 ⓘ