Constitution of Mauritius

The Constitution of Mauritius was adopted in 1968, at independence, and defines Mauritius as a sovereign democratic state, later reconstituted as the Republic of Mauritius. It establishes separation of powers among the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, creates a Supreme Court with unlimited jurisdiction and two internal appellate divisions, and sets out the constitution as the supreme law of the land, with any inconsistent law void to the extent of the inconsistency. It guarantees fundamental rights including life, liberty, security of the person, freedom of conscience and expression, and assembly, association and property rights, framed chiefly as protections against government interference rather than as government provided entitlements.