Constitution of Latvia

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of Latvia is the fundamental law establishing the structure, powers, and principles of the Latvian state and its government.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Latvia canonical	8
Latvijas Republikas Satversme	3
1922 Constitution of Latvia	1
Constitution of the Republic of Latvia	1
Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (1922)	1
Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia of 21 August 1991	1
Constitutional laws of the restored Republic of Latvia after 1990–1991	1
Latvian Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4413525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Latvia
Context triple: [Prime Minister of Latvia, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of Latvia]

A. Constitution of the Republic of Estonia
The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia is the country's fundamental law that defines its system of government, guarantees citizens' rights and freedoms, and establishes the legal framework for state institutions and national defense.
B. Constitution of Belarus
The Constitution of Belarus is the supreme law of the Republic of Belarus, defining its political system, citizens’ rights and freedoms, and the structure and powers of state institutions.
C. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Luxembourg
The Constitution of Luxembourg is the fundamental law that defines the country’s political system, guarantees citizens’ rights, and regulates the powers and responsibilities of its institutions.
E. Statutes of Lithuania
The Statutes of Lithuania were a series of influential 16th-century legal codes that comprehensively regulated the political, social, and judicial life of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and served as a model for later Eastern European law.
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 Latvia
Target entity description: The Constitution of Latvia is the fundamental law establishing the structure, powers, and principles of the Latvian state and its government.

A. Constitution of the Republic of Estonia
The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia is the country's fundamental law that defines its system of government, guarantees citizens' rights and freedoms, and establishes the legal framework for state institutions and national defense.
B. Constitution of Belarus
The Constitution of Belarus is the supreme law of the Republic of Belarus, defining its political system, citizens’ rights and freedoms, and the structure and powers of state institutions.
C. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Luxembourg
The Constitution of Luxembourg is the fundamental law that defines the country’s political system, guarantees citizens’ rights, and regulates the powers and responsibilities of its institutions.
E. Statutes of Lithuania
The Statutes of Lithuania were a series of influential 16th-century legal codes that comprehensively regulated the political, social, and judicial life of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and served as a model for later Eastern European law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedOn	1922-02-15 ⓘ
amendedOn	1991-09-03 ⓘ 1994-12-06 ⓘ 1996-12-05 ⓘ 1997-10-30 ⓘ 1998-10-15 ⓘ 2002-05-09 ⓘ 2003-05-08 ⓘ 2004-06-17 ⓘ 2006-12-19 ⓘ 2007-10-04 ⓘ 2009-06-18 ⓘ 2014-06-19 ⓘ 2016-06-08 ⓘ
appliesTo	territory of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ
bindingOn	all persons in Latvia ⓘ all state institutions of Latvia ⓘ
country	Latvia ⓘ
defines	Republic of Latvia as an independent democratic republic ⓘ
draftedBy	Constitutional Assembly of Latvia ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1922-11-07 ⓘ
establishes	Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia ⓘ Constitutional Court of Latvia ⓘ President of Latvia ⓘ Saeima ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ parliamentary system of government ⓘ
fullyRestoredOn	1993-07-06 ⓘ
guarantees	fundamental human rights ⓘ
language	Latvian ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Latvia ⓘ
nativeName	Latvijas Republikas Satversme ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Latvia
numberOfArticles	116 ⓘ
numberOfChapters	8 ⓘ
officialName	Satversme ⓘ
partiallyRestoredOn	1990-05-04 ⓘ
providesFor	judicial review ⓘ local self-government ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
subject	constitutional court ⓘ executive power ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ judicial power ⓘ legislative power ⓘ local government ⓘ presidency ⓘ state structure ⓘ
suspendedDuring	authoritarian regime of Kārlis Ulmanis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prime Minister of Latvia → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Latvia ⓘ

Government of Latvia → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Latvia ⓘ

President of Latvia → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Latvia ⓘ

Constitution of Latvia → nativeName → Latvijas Republikas Satversme ⓘ