Constitution of 1960

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The Constitution of 1960 is the founding legal charter of the Republic of Cyprus, establishing its independent, bi-communal state structure and system of government following British colonial rule.

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Constitution of 1960 canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
amendmentProcedure rigid ⓘ
basedOn Zurich and London Agreements ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1960-08-16 ⓘ
contains provisions on executive branch of Cyprus ⓘ
provisions on judiciary of Cyprus ⓘ
provisions on legislative branch of Cyprus ⓘ
provisions on local government in Cyprus ⓘ
provisions on public service of Cyprus ⓘ
provisions on separation of powers ⓘ
country Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
createsOffice President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: President of Cyprus

Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
dateAdopted 1960-08-16 ⓘ
defines Council of Ministers of Cyprus ⓘ
House of Representatives of Cyprus ⓘ
bi-communal state structure of Cyprus ⓘ
judicial system of Cyprus ⓘ
powers of the President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
powers of the Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
established independent Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
establishes Greek Cypriot community as one of the two communities of Cyprus ⓘ
Turkish Cypriot community as one of the two communities of Cyprus ⓘ
guaranteedBy Greece ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
guarantees fundamental human rights and freedoms in Cyprus ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs President of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: President of Cyprus
influencedBy British legal and constitutional traditions ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
languageOfText Greek ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
legalSystemType written constitution ⓘ
linkedTo Treaty of Alliance (1960) ⓘ
Treaty of Establishment (1960) ⓘ
Treaty of Guarantee (1960) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Guarantee
partiallySuspendedPractice many bi-communal provisions after 1963–1964 intercommunal conflict ⓘ
precededBy British colonial administration in Cyprus ⓘ
prohibits partition of Cyprus (taksim) ⓘ
union of Cyprus with any other state (enosis) ⓘ
providesFor power-sharing between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities ⓘ
separate communal chambers for certain matters ⓘ
veto powers for President and Vice-President on certain matters ⓘ
requires separate election of President by Greek Cypriot community ⓘ
separate election of Vice-President by Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
status formally in force in the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
subjectOf numerous decisions of the Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ

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