Constitution of the State of Yap

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The Constitution of the State of Yap is the fundamental legal charter of the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, establishing its governmental structure, powers, and civil rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
foundational legal document ⓘ
subnational constitution ⓘ
appliesTo citizens in the State of Yap ⓘ
government institutions of the State of Yap ⓘ
basisFor judicial review in Yap State Court ⓘ
state legislation in Yap ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy constitutional amendment procedures of the State of Yap ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
defines civil rights in the State of Yap ⓘ
governmental structure of the State of Yap ⓘ
powers of the State of Yap government ⓘ
establishesBody Yap State Court ⓘ
Yap State Legislature ⓘ
establishesOffice Governor of the State of Yap ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Yap

Lieutenant Governor of the State of Yap ⓘ
governmentBranchEstablished executive branch of the State of Yap ⓘ
judicial branch of the State of Yap ⓘ
legislative branch of the State of Yap ⓘ
guarantees civil liberties in the State of Yap ⓘ
due process rights in the State of Yap ⓘ
equality before the law in the State of Yap ⓘ
inForceIn Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
Yap State ⓘ
inspiredBy Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Yap ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect binding on all public authorities in the State of Yap ⓘ
legalHierarchy higher than state statutes of Yap ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Yap ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
partOf legal system of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
purpose to organize the government of the State of Yap ⓘ
to protect fundamental rights of persons in the State of Yap ⓘ
recognizes customary law in Yap ⓘ
traditional leaders in Yap ⓘ
region Micronesia ⓘ
regulates exercise of public power in the State of Yap ⓘ
relations between branches of the Yap State government ⓘ
scope internal governance of the State of Yap ⓘ
subdivision State of Yap ⓘ
subject fiscal and budgetary powers of the State of Yap government ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
local government organization in Yap ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
traditional leadership and customs in Yap ⓘ
typeOfLaw public law ⓘ

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Governor of Yap → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of the State of Yap ⓘ
Governor of Yap → subordinateTo → Constitution of the State of Yap ⓘ
government of Yap State → establishedUnder → Constitution of the State of Yap ⓘ
Government of Yap → hasConstitutionalBasis → Yap State Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the State of Yap
Yap State Court → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Yap ⓘ