1967 Constitution of South Vietnam

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The 1967 Constitution of South Vietnam was the foundational legal charter that established the framework for a civilian, republican government in South Vietnam during the later years of the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf constitution
abolishedBy unification of Vietnam under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
adopted 1967
aimedTo legitimize anti-communist government
restore civilian rule
alsoKnownAs Hiến pháp Việt Nam Cộng hòa 1967
branchCreated executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
cameIntoForce 1967
country Republic of Vietnam
definedSystem presidential system
separation of powers
establishedBody Constitutional Court of South Vietnam
House of Representatives of the Republic of Vietnam
National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam
Senate of the Republic of Vietnam
Supreme Court of South Vietnam
establishedOffice President of the Republic of Vietnam
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
Vice President of the Republic of Vietnam
governmentFormEstablished civilian government
republican government
guaranteedRight freedom of assembly
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
habeas corpus
right to property
historicalPeriod Vietnam War
ideologyReferenced anti-communism
liberal democracy
inForceUntil 1975
inspiredBy French constitutional traditions
United States constitutional model
jurisdiction South Vietnam
language Vietnamese
legalStatusAfter1975 abolished
limitedPowerOf military
locationOfDrafting Saigon
partOf constitutional history of Vietnam
precededBy 1956 Constitution of the Republic of Vietnam
providedFor bicameral legislature
direct election of the president
multi-party elections
universal suffrage for adults
replaced Interim Constitutional Charter of 1964
subjectOf constitutional law scholarship

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1967 South Vietnamese presidential election basedOn 1967 Constitution of South Vietnam
Vice President of South Vietnam constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Vietnam
linked to: 1967 Constitution of South Vietnam
1971 South Vietnamese presidential election legalFramework South Vietnamese constitution of 1967
linked to: 1967 Constitution of South Vietnam
1967 Constitution of South Vietnam alsoKnownAs Hiến pháp Việt Nam Cộng hòa 1967
linked to: 1967 Constitution of South Vietnam