Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) is the supreme law that transformed Mauritius into a republic, defining its system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Mauritius	11
Constitution of Mauritius (1968)	1
Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) canonical	1
Mauritian Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6749058 — 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: Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)
Context triple: [President of Mauritius, establishedBy, Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)]

A. Constitution of Madagascar
The Constitution of Madagascar is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Malagasy state and its political institutions.
B. Constitution of Malta
The Constitution of Malta is the supreme law that establishes Malta as a republic, defines the structure and powers of its government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Mauritania
The Constitution of Mauritania is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights.
D. Constitution of Barbados
The Constitution of Barbados is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers and roles of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
E. Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is the fundamental legal framework that defines the governmental structure, powers, and rights within this British Overseas Territory.
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: Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992)
Target entity description: The Constitution of Mauritius (as amended in 1992) is the supreme law that transformed Mauritius into a republic, defining its system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights.

A. Constitution of Madagascar
The Constitution of Madagascar is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Malagasy state and its political institutions.
B. Constitution of Malta
The Constitution of Malta is the supreme law that establishes Malta as a republic, defines the structure and powers of its government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Mauritania
The Constitution of Mauritania is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights.
D. Constitution of Barbados
The Constitution of Barbados is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's system of government, defines the powers and roles of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.
E. Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is the fundamental legal framework that defines the governmental structure, powers, and rights within this British Overseas Territory.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
amendedIn	1992 ⓘ
containsChapterOn	citizenship ⓘ electoral system ⓘ finance ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual ⓘ public service ⓘ the executive ⓘ the judicature ⓘ the legislature ⓘ
country	Mauritius ⓘ
definesBody	Cabinet of Ministers ⓘ Disciplined Forces Service Commission ⓘ Electoral Boundaries Commission ⓘ Electoral Supervisory Commission ⓘ Judicial and Legal Service Commission ⓘ Ombudsman ⓘ linked to: National Ombudsman Public Service Commission ⓘ
definesBranch	executive ⓘ judiciary ⓘ legislature ⓘ
definesLegislature	National Assembly of Mauritius ⓘ
definesOffice	Attorney-General of Mauritius ⓘ linked to: Attorney General of Mauritius Chief Justice of Mauritius ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius ⓘ President of Mauritius ⓘ Prime Minister of Mauritius ⓘ Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ Vice-President of Mauritius ⓘ linked to: Vice President of Mauritius
definesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary republic ⓘ
effectOf1992Amendment	established Mauritius as a sovereign democratic republic ⓘ replaced the Queen of Mauritius with a President as head of state ⓘ
establishedFormOfState	republic ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly and association ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ protection for privacy of home and other property ⓘ protection from arbitrary arrest or detention ⓘ protection from discrimination ⓘ protection from inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ protection from slavery and forced labour ⓘ protection of the right to life ⓘ protection of the right to property ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs	Prime Minister of Mauritius ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs	President of Mauritius ⓘ
inForceSince	12 March 1968 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Westminster model ⓘ linked to: Westminster system
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Mauritius ⓘ
previousFormOfState	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
providesFor	constitutional remedies for breach of fundamental rights ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
requiresForAmendment	special majority in the National Assembly ⓘ
transformedOnRepublicProclamation	12 March 1992 ⓘ

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