Constitution of 1814

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 17 May 1814
gptkbp:amendedBy yes
gptkbp:amendmentProcess requires two-thirds majority in Storting
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:National_Archives_of_Norway
gptkbp:author gptkb:Christian_Magnus_Falsen
gptkb:Johan_Gunder_Adler
gptkb:Georg_Sverdrup
gptkbp:category gptkb:Norwegian
1814 in Norway
Legal history of Norway
gptkbp:chapter 112 articles (originally)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:17_May_(Norwegian_Constitution_Day)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:currentArticles 121 articles (as of 2024)
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:law
gptkbp:draftedBy gptkb:Norwegian_Constituent_Assembly
gptkbp:firstParliamentarySession gptkb:Storting_1814
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Kingdom_of_Norway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of 1814
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1791
gptkb:Danish_Constitution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Eidsvoll
gptkbp:notableFor one of the oldest constitutions still in use
established parliamentary system
established separation of powers
universal male suffrage (at the time)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Kingdom_of_Norway
gptkbp:purpose guarantee civil rights
define the structure of government
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Union_with_Sweden
gptkb:Treaty_of_Kiel
gptkb:Dissolution_of_union_between_Norway_and_Sweden
Norwegian independence movement
gptkbp:replacedBy absolute monarchy
gptkbp:significance established Norway as an independent kingdom
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:type written constitution
rigid constitution
gptkbp:website https://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/About-the-Storting/The-Constitution/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitutions_of_France
gptkb:Norway_(historically)
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