Constitution of the Marshall Islands

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of the Marshall Islands is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's governmental framework, defines the powers of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	6
Constitution of the Marshall Islands canonical	4
Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	1

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Target entity: Constitution of the Marshall Islands
Context triple: [President of the Marshall Islands, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of the Marshall Islands]

A. Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's federal system of government, defines the powers of its national institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Tuvalu
The Constitution of Tuvalu is the supreme legal document that defines the country's system of government, the roles of its institutions, and the fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the fundamental governing document that establishes the political structure, powers, and rights framework of this U.S. commonwealth in political union with the United States.
D. Guam Constitution
The Guam Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the governmental framework, powers, and civil rights structure for the U.S. territory of Guam.
E. Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America is the foundational political agreement that defines the islands’ status as a self-governing U.S. commonwealth and sets out the terms of their relationship with the federal government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Marshall Islands
Target entity description: The Constitution of the Marshall Islands is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's governmental framework, defines the powers of its political institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

A. Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's federal system of government, defines the powers of its national institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Tuvalu
The Constitution of Tuvalu is the supreme legal document that defines the country's system of government, the roles of its institutions, and the fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the fundamental governing document that establishes the political structure, powers, and rights framework of this U.S. commonwealth in political union with the United States.
D. Guam Constitution
The Guam Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the governmental framework, powers, and civil rights structure for the U.S. territory of Guam.
E. Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America
The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America is the foundational political agreement that defines the islands’ status as a self-governing U.S. commonwealth and sets out the terms of their relationship with the federal government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn	1979-04-30 ⓘ
allowsJudicialReview	courts may review constitutionality of laws ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1979-05-01 ⓘ
containsPreamble	preamble referencing the people of the Marshall Islands and their aspirations ⓘ
country	Marshall Islands ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
createsCouncilOfChiefs	Council of Iroij ⓘ
createsLegislature	Nitijela ⓘ
definesCitizenship	Marshallese citizenship ⓘ
definesExecutiveBranch	Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
definesJudicialBranch	Community Courts of the Marshall Islands ⓘ District Courts of the Marshall Islands ⓘ High Court of the Marshall Islands ⓘ Supreme Court of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishesGovernmentForm	parliamentary republic ⓘ
establishesSeparationOfPowers	legislative, executive, and judicial branches ⓘ
establishesSupremacyClause	constitution is supreme law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishesTermLength	four-year term for Nitijela members ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of movement ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ protection from arbitrary arrest ⓘ protection from discrimination ⓘ protection from torture and inhuman treatment ⓘ right to a fair trial ⓘ right to due process ⓘ right to own property ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle	President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ surface form: President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
inspiredBy	United States constitutional law ⓘ surface form: United States constitutional principles Westminster system ⓘ surface form: Westminster-style parliamentary systems
jurisdiction	Marshall Islands ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Marshallese ⓘ
legislatureType	unicameral legislature ⓘ
protectsTraditionalRights	rights of customary landowners and chiefs ⓘ
providesAmendmentProcedure	constitutional amendment process by Nitijela and referendum ⓘ
recognizesCustomaryLandTenure	traditional land tenure system ⓘ
recognizesCustomaryLaw	Marshallese customary law ⓘ
recognizesTraditionalLeaders	matai (titled chiefs) ⓘ surface form: Iroij (chiefs)
region	Oceania ⓘ
regulatesElectionOfPresident	election of President by Nitijela ⓘ
regulatesElections	election of members of the Nitijela ⓘ
requiresOathTo	Constitution of the Marshall Islands self-link ⓘ
subjectTo	Compact of Free Association framework with the United States (as external agreement, not superior law) ⓘ
superseded	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands legal framework ⓘ

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