First schedule to this constitution and six area councils as shown in part ii of that schedule. Search resolution plans by name, asset size, and submission date. Us constitution stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. It is the primary piece of legislation in the swiss legal system, taking precedence over all the federal, cantonal and communal acts, ordinances and other enactments. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a. Malawi shall have a national flag, a national coat of arms, a national anthem, and a national seal. The constitutional basis of the swiss currency and the activity of the swiss national bank are contained in article 99 of the federal constitution. This act gg 31 provides for the appointment of persons by the president as special advisers and regional governors. Switzerland is often referred to as a success story for handling its linguistic and cultural diversity. When the time came for accession to the european union, the question would no doubt be posed again in. Switzerland constitutionmaking and constitutional change. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro dc. Federal constitution of switzerland internet archive. The secretary in conjunction with all other officers shall then decide on the date of a forum meeting to discuss such proposals, giving at least four weeks 28 days clear notice.
Rule 2 aims and objectives the aims and objectives of the anc are to. Constitution of the republic of botswana 1966, as amended. Approved by the 1986 constitutional commission on october 12, 1986, the 1987 constitution of the republic of the philippines was presented to president corazon c. The people of latvia, in freely elected constitutional assembly, have adopted the following state constitution. The notes in small print on unnumbered pages are not part of the authoritative text. They are intended to assist the reader by setting out the chronology of the major amendments to the federal constitution and for editorial reasons, are set out in the present format. Qualifications for election to national assembly 62. It also sets forth the powers, duties and functions of such appointees. German, french, italian and rhaeto romanic romansh.
The end of history and the next citizen includes bibliographical references p. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, comment on, and share pdfs for free. Adobe acrobat reader dc software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. Because of switzerlands long history of neutrality, the. The federal constitution sr 101 is the constitution of the swiss confederation. Article 8 of the swiss constitution prohibits the discrimination of a person for whatever reason, including origin, race, sex, age, language, social position and religious, philosophical, political convictions and corporal or mental.
Language policy in switzerland future, german will be the. English is not an official language of the swiss confederation. Constitution of the republic of south africa act, ss. The constitution of the united states pdf national constitution. Where any question as to the interpretation of this constitution arises in any proceedings in any subordinate court and the court is of the opinion that the question involves a substantial question of law, the court may, and shall, if any party to the proceedings. Traditionally four languages have been spoken in relatively homogeneous territories.
Prior to 1798, the swiss confederacy was a confederation of independent states, not a federal state, and as such was based on treaties rather than a constitution. Constitution of the republic of botswana 1966, as amended to 2006. It was ratified on february 2, 1987 by a plebiscite. Constitution of offices chapter v parliament part i composition 57. The monetary article embodies the national banks independence in the constitution, as also the obligation to set aside adequate currency reserves from its earnings, part of them in gold.
This turnout is exceptionally high for switzerland, because the discussions mainly on the decision of the sovereign with regard to radio and television were strongly emotional. The new swiss constitution 11 constitution the will of the swiss people to participate in the eu. Adobe adobe acrobat reader dc download free pdf viewer. Direct democracy in switzerland by fossedal, gregory a. The federal constitution of the swiss confederation are the three constitutions of 1848, 1874 and 1999. The constitution of the united states preamble we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do. Under the countrys militia system, professional soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 in some cases up to 50. Constitution of the republic of latvia as amended up to. Denton, tx, and the national digital newspaper program. Constitution of the republic of vanuatu act 10 of 1980 act 15 of 1981 act 20 of 1983 arrangement of articles article chapter 1 the state and sovereignty 1.
Constitutional law constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996 manner of reference to act, previously constitution of the republic of south africa, act 108 of 1996, substituted by s. This idea had not been retained because switzerland is not for the moment a member of the eu. We believe that we were hit with a malware alert because we posted a hyperlinked version of the wikileaks document dump. And to create, protect, convert, and edit pdfs, try out acrobat pro.
No person shall be a senator unless he is a naturalborn citizen of the philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least thirtyfive years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election. The problem would be to choose among the usual suspects. Disqualifications for membership of national assembly 63. Rule 1 name the name of the organisation is the african national congress, hereinafter referred to as the anc. The helvetic republic of 17981803 had a constitution largely drawn up by peter ochs, in 1803 replaced by the act of mediation, which was in turn replaced by the federal treaty of 1815, which restored the confederacy, while the. Alteration of the constitution a proposals for amendments to this constitution or dissolution see clause 11 must be delivered to the secretary in writing. The first decision concerns a federal decision of the swiss parliament about the financial order of switzerland article196 cipher, 14 par 1 and 15 of the constitution.
And now, its connected to the adobe document cloud. The new constitution is a complete revision totalrevision of the text which does not, however, change the structure of the swiss federation under its former constitution 1874. This image is from the collection of the swiss federal archives and has been published on wikimedia commons as part of a cooperation with wikimedia ch. Constitution of the united states we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to. Citizenship, right to vote 1 every citizen of a canton is a swiss citizen. Switzerlands constitution of 1999 with amendments through. National sovereignty, the electoral franchise and political parties chapter 2 fundamental rights and. The republic of malawi is a sovereign state with rights and obligations under the law of nations.
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