Constitution of the Maldives

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The Constitution of the Maldives is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Maldivian state and its key institutions, including the presidency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adopted 7 August 2008 ⓘ
allows constitutional amendments ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ
cameIntoForce 7 August 2008 ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
country Maldives ⓘ
defines citizenship of the Maldives ⓘ
functions of the Maldivian state ⓘ
powers of the Maldivian state ⓘ
structure of the Maldivian state ⓘ
territorial integrity of the Maldives ⓘ
definesTermLength five-year presidential term ⓘ
establishes Constitutional supremacy over other laws ⓘ
People's Majlis ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Maldives ⓘ
independent institutions of the Maldives ⓘ
presidency of the Maldives ⓘ
formOfGovernment presidential republic ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from torture ⓘ
right to fair trial ⓘ
headOfGovernment President of the Maldives ⓘ
headOfState President of the Maldives ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Maldives ⓘ
linked to: Maldives
language Dhivehi ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the Maldives ⓘ
providesFor checks and balances ⓘ
independent judiciary ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
recognizes Islam as the state religion ⓘ
regulates elections in the Maldives ⓘ
executive branch of the Maldives ⓘ
impeachment of the president ⓘ
judicial branch of the Maldives ⓘ
legislative branch of the Maldives ⓘ
process for constitutional amendments ⓘ
state of emergency procedures ⓘ
replaced 1998 Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
requires citizens of the Maldives to be Muslim ⓘ
oath of office for members of the People’s Majlis ⓘ
oath of office for the president ⓘ
the president to be a Sunni Muslim ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Malé ⓘ
shortTitle Constitution of the Republic of Maldives ⓘ

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President of the Maldives → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
President of the Maldives → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
President of the Maldives → legalFramework → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
People's Majlis → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
The President’s Office → governingLaw → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
Parliament of the Maldives → legalBasis → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Maldives → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Maldives → establishedBy → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
Government of Maldives → constitutionAdopted → 2008 Constitution of Maldives ⓘ
subject linked to: government of Maldives
linked to: Constitution of the Maldives
Constitution of the Maldives → replaced → 1998 Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Maldives
Constitution of the Maldives → shortTitle → Constitution of the Republic of Maldives ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Maldives
Cabinet of the Maldives → legalBasis → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
Cabinet of the Maldives → establishedInCurrentFormBy → 2008 Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Maldives
މަޖިލިސް → establishedUnder → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ
މަޖިލިސް → canAmend → Constitution of the Maldives ⓘ