Constitution of the Dominican Republic

The current Constitution of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed on 27 October 2024 and published on 31 October 2024, representing the fortieth constitutional modification since 1844; Dominican constitutional history has been marked by frequent amendment, typically resulting in a republished consolidated text rather than an entirely new founding document. It establishes the country as a civil, republican, democratic and representative state, defined as a social and democratic state under the rule of law, with executive power held by the president, legislative power held by a bicameral National Congress, and judicial power held by the Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court. Notable rights provisions include Article 37, which declares the right to life inviolable from conception until death and prohibits capital punishment, and Article 55, which protects the family founded on marriage between a man and a woman. The 2024 reform reduced the Chamber of Deputies from 190 to 170 members, moved the power to appoint the attorney general to the National Council of the Magistracy, and placed the two-term presidential limit among the provisions that cannot be amended.