Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949

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The Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949 is the fundamental law that established Costa Rica as a stable democratic republic, defining its political institutions, civil liberties, and separation of powers after the 1948 civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law
national constitution
article Article 12
Article 20
Article 21
Article 39
Article 48
cameIntoForce 1949-11-07
containsChapterOn fundamental rights and guarantees
political rights
public finance
territorial organization
context adopted after the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948
country Costa Rica
createdEntity Second Republic of Costa Rica
dateAdopted 1949-11-07
definesInstitution Electoral Supreme Court of Costa Rica
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Presidency of Costa Rica
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
definesPrinciple representative democracy
republicanism
rule of law
separation of powers
draftedBy Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica
establishedBody Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica
establishedBranch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
establishedFormOfGovernment democratic republic
establishedSuffrageAge 18
establishedSystem universal suffrage
guaranteesRight equality before the law
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of religion
habeas corpus
right to due process
right to property
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Republic
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
judicialBodyName Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
jurisdiction Republic of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rica
language Spanish
legislatureName Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
legislatureType unicameral legislature
prohibits death penalty for common crimes
standing army in peacetime
replaced Constitution of Costa Rica of 1871
shortName Costa Rican Constitution of 1949
status in force

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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica foundedBy Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica
linked to: Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica establishedBy Constitution of Costa Rica
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Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica appliesLaw Constitution of Costa Rica
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Government of Costa Rica isBasedOnDocument Constitution of Costa Rica
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Presidency of Costa Rica establishedBy Constitution of Costa Rica
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Presidency of Costa Rica constitutionalArticle Title IX of the Constitution of Costa Rica
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Asamblea Legislativa establishedInPeriod Second Republic of Costa Rica
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Asamblea Legislativa constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949 createdEntity Second Republic of Costa Rica
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Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949 shortName Costa Rican Constitution of 1949
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Diario de la Asamblea Legislativa relatedTo Constitution of Costa Rica
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President of Costa Rica constitutingInstrument Constitution of Costa Rica
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President of Costa Rica hasOathTo Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica
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Judicial Branch of Costa Rica constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica jurisdiction Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Constitutional Chamber
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Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Constitutional Chamber
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Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica governedBy Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Civil Chamber
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Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica governingLaw Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Criminal Chamber
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Labor Chamber of Costa Rica legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Labor Chamber
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Costa Rican public university system legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Cabécar Indigenous territories legalFramework Costa Rican Constitution
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Executive branch of Costa Rica constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica constitutionalArticle Article 9 of the Constitution of Costa Rica
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Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica constitutionalArticle Article 99 of the Constitution of Costa Rica
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Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica constitutionalArticle Article 102 of the Constitution of Costa Rica
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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica establishedBy Constitution of Costa Rica
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica canAmend Constitution of Costa Rica (under specific procedures)
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
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Comptroller General of the Republic of Costa Rica legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Vice Presidents of Costa Rica succeed in case of vacancy legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 relatedTo 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica
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Attorney General of the Republic of Costa Rica legalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica
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