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Constitution of Palau

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

The Constitution of Palau was drafted by a constitutional convention between 28 January and 2 April 1979, ratified on 9 July 1980, and took effect on 1 January 1981. It establishes Palau as a republic with an executive branch headed by a president and vice president, a bicameral National Congress made up of a Senate and House of Delegates, and a judiciary headed by a Supreme Court. The constitution bars nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear waste and a foreign power's exercise of eminent domain within Palau, a provision that created friction with the United States, even as the country operates under a Compact of Free Association with it. A second constitutional convention approved further amendments by majority delegate vote on 15 July 2005.

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Era (category)
20th Century (1900-1999) 1
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Legal Status (category)
In Force 1
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Mixed Systems, Legal Systems
Source Central Intelligence Agency: Palau, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Palau
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1. Constitution of Palau (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Constitution of Palau, Constitution of the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Uchetemel a llach er a beluu er a Belau) was adopted by the Palau Constitutional Convention from January 28 to April 2, 1979, ratified at the Third Constitution Referendum on July 9, 1980, and entered into force January 1, 1981.
  • Lead paragraph
    The Constitution of Palau, Constitution of the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Uchetemel a llach er a beluu er a Belau) was adopted by the Palau Constitutional Convention from January 28 to April 2, 1979, ratified at the Third Constitution Referendum on July 9, 1980, and entered into force January 1, 1981.
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Wikidata: Constitution of Palau
Wikidata Q16543656, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Pacific Islands Forum (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Group: Constitutions of Pacific Islands Forum Member States, lead names full member states of the Pacific Islands Forum including PalauView the Source
Central Intelligence Agency: Palau, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal System: Mixed Systems, Government: Legal system
Quote, In Legal System: Mixed Systems, Government: Legal system
mixed system of civil, common, and customary law
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