Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978

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constitutional instrument legal document order in council

The Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 is the legal instrument that established Saint Lucia’s modern constitutional framework and monarchy in preparation for its independence from the United Kingdom.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Saint Lucia	13
Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 canonical	2
constitution of Saint Lucia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T558615 — 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.

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Target entity: Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
Context triple: [Queen of Saint Lucia, createdBy, Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978]

A. Jamaican Constitution of 1962
The Jamaican Constitution of 1962 is the supreme law that established Jamaica as an independent constitutional monarchy, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its government and guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.
B. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the supreme legal framework that establishes the country's system of government, fundamental rights, and constitutional monarchy structure.
C. Constitution of Bermuda
The Constitution of Bermuda is the supreme legal document that outlines the territory’s system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights within its status as a British Overseas Territory.
D. Grenada Constitution Order 1973
The Grenada Constitution Order 1973 is the legal instrument that brought into force Grenada’s modern constitution and framework of government in preparation for its independence from British colonial rule.
E. Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009
The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 is the primary constitutional instrument that establishes the governmental framework, rights, and institutions of the Cayman Islands as a 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: Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
Target entity description: The Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 is the legal instrument that established Saint Lucia’s modern constitutional framework and monarchy in preparation for its independence from the United Kingdom.

A. Jamaican Constitution of 1962
The Jamaican Constitution of 1962 is the supreme law that established Jamaica as an independent constitutional monarchy, defining the structure, powers, and functions of its government and guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.
B. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is the supreme legal framework that establishes the country's system of government, fundamental rights, and constitutional monarchy structure.
C. Constitution of Bermuda
The Constitution of Bermuda is the supreme legal document that outlines the territory’s system of government, separation of powers, and fundamental rights within its status as a British Overseas Territory.
D. Grenada Constitution Order 1973
The Grenada Constitution Order 1973 is the legal instrument that brought into force Grenada’s modern constitution and framework of government in preparation for its independence from British colonial rule.
E. Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009
The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 is the primary constitutional instrument that establishes the governmental framework, rights, and institutions of the Cayman Islands as a British Overseas Territory.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional instrument ⓘ legal document ⓘ order in council ⓘ
bindingOn	all public authorities in Saint Lucia ⓘ
constitutionalForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
constitutionalType	written constitution ⓘ
contains	savings for existing laws at independence ⓘ supremacy of the Constitution clause ⓘ
country	Saint Lucia ⓘ
defines	emergency powers framework ⓘ executive branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ grounds for disqualification from Parliament ⓘ judicial branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ legislative branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ procedures for dissolution of Parliament ⓘ procedures for elections to the House of Assembly ⓘ qualifications for membership of Parliament ⓘ relationship between Governor-General and Cabinet ⓘ
enablingAct	West Indies Act 1967 ⓘ
governmentForm	parliamentary democracy ⓘ
grantedBy	Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Privy Council
headOfStateDefinedAs	the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in right of Saint Lucia ⓘ linked to: Crown in right of Saint Lucia
historicalContext	adopted in preparation for Saint Lucia’s independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction	Saint Lucia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
monarchEstablished	Elizabeth II ⓘ
monarchTitle	Queen of Saint Lucia ⓘ
providesFor	Cabinet of Saint Lucia ⓘ Constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia ⓘ House of Assembly of Saint Lucia ⓘ Parliament of Saint Lucia ⓘ Senate of Saint Lucia ⓘ citizenship of Saint Lucia ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual ⓘ judicature of Saint Lucia ⓘ office of Governor-General of Saint Lucia ⓘ linked to: Governor-General of Saint Lucia office of Prime Minister of Saint Lucia ⓘ public service of Saint Lucia ⓘ
purpose	to establish Saint Lucia as a constitutional monarchy ⓘ to establish the modern constitutional framework of Saint Lucia ⓘ to provide for the government of Saint Lucia on independence ⓘ
resultedIn	establishment of Saint Lucia as an independent state within the Commonwealth ⓘ
shortTitle	Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 ⓘ
signedBy	Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth II
status	in force ⓘ

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