Constitution of Vanuatu

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

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Constitution of Vanuatu canonical 7

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedBy Constituent Assembly of Vanuatu ⓘ
adoptedOn 1979-10-05 ⓘ
amendmentProcedure requires parliamentary supermajority for most amendments ⓘ
requires referendum for certain entrenched provisions ⓘ
binds all public authorities in Vanuatu ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1980-07-30 ⓘ
containsBillOfRights yes ⓘ
country Vanuatu ⓘ
definesHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister of Vanuatu ⓘ
definesHeadOfState President of Vanuatu ⓘ
establishesExecutive Council of Ministers of Vanuatu ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Vanuatu
establishesFormOfGovernment parliamentary democracy ⓘ
unitary state ⓘ
establishesJudiciary Court of Appeal of Vanuatu ⓘ
Supreme Court of Vanuatu ⓘ
establishesLegislature Parliament of Vanuatu ⓘ
establishesOffice Attorney General of Vanuatu ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Vanuatu ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Vanuatu

Ombudsman of Vanuatu ⓘ
President of Vanuatu ⓘ
Prime Minister of Vanuatu ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from deprivation of property without compensation ⓘ
protection from inhuman treatment ⓘ
protection of the law ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Vanuatu ⓘ
linked to: Vanuatu
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
officialLanguagesSpecified Bislama ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
preambleRefersTo Christian principles ⓘ
customary chiefs ⓘ
traditional Melanesian values ⓘ
providesFor independent judiciary ⓘ
local government ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ
recognizes custom as a source of law ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
regulates relations between executive, legislature and judiciary ⓘ
requires regular elections for Parliament ⓘ
supremeLawOf Vanuatu ⓘ

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Prime Minister of Vanuatu → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
President of Vanuatu → establishedBy → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
President of Vanuatu → reportsTo → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
Parliament of Vanuatu → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
Vanuatu government → hasConstitution → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
Cabinet of Vanuatu → legalBasis → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ
Parliament House, Port Vila → associatedWith → Constitution of Vanuatu ⓘ