Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_the_Kingdom_of_Norway
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 17 May 1814
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:women's_suffrage_(1913)
multiple times
human rights chapter (2014)
gptkbp:amendmentProcess cannot be amended between elections
requires 2/3 majority in Storting
gptkbp:author gptkb:Constituent_Assembly_at_Eidsvoll
gptkbp:category gptkb:Law_of_Norway
1814 in Norway
Constitutions by country
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:17_May_(Constitution_Day)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:currentStructureYear more than 120 articles (due to amendments)
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:King
gptkb:Council_of_State
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Norway
Storting (Parliament)
gptkbp:first_signed_by 112 representatives at Eidsvoll
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:guarantees freedom of speech
freedom of religion
right to due process
right to property
right to education
right to privacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1791
gptkbp:inspiredBy other Scandinavian constitutions
gptkbp:language gptkb:Norwegian
Danish
gptkbp:location_of_original_document gptkb:Norwegian_Parliament_(Stortinget)
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Eidsvoll
gptkbp:main_principles human rights
rule of law
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Grunnloven
gptkbp:oldest_constitution_in_continuous_force one of the oldest in the world
gptkbp:prohibits torture
death penalty
arbitrary detention
nobility (abolished in 1821)
retroactive laws
gptkbp:purpose establish framework for government of Norway
gptkbp:structure 112 articles (originally)
gptkbp:website https://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/About-the-Storting/The-Constitution/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norwegian_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5