Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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The Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the supreme legal framework that defines the territory’s system of government, the powers of its institutions, and the fundamental rights of its citizens under British Overseas Territory status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
supreme law
appliesTo Turks and Caicos Islands
citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands
residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands
basisFor validity of all other laws in the Turks and Caicos Islands
country United Kingdom
defines fundamental rights and freedoms of persons in the Turks and Caicos Islands
powers of institutions of government in the Turks and Caicos Islands
system of government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
establishesBody Cabinet of the Turks and Caicos Islands
House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands
establishesBranch executive branch of the Turks and Caicos Islands
judicial branch of the Turks and Caicos Islands
legislative branch of the Turks and Caicos Islands
establishesOffice Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
governs administration of justice in the Turks and Caicos Islands
executive authority in the Turks and Caicos Islands
legislative authority in the Turks and Caicos Islands
guarantees freedom of assembly and association
freedom of conscience
freedom of expression
protection from discrimination
protection of fundamental rights and freedoms
protection of personal liberty
protection of privacy of home and other property
protection of the law
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Turks and Caicos Islands
language English
legalSystemContext common law tradition
providesFor multi-party democracy
parliamentary-style system of government
regulates appointment of Ministers
appointment of the Premier
conduct of elections to the House of Assembly
dissolution of the House of Assembly
judicial appointments
public finance and appropriation of public funds
public service of the Turks and Caicos Islands
relationship between Governor and Cabinet
representsHeadOfState Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
requires laws inconsistent with the Constitution to be void to the extent of inconsistency
sourceOfAuthority Order in Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Order in Council
subjectTo sovereignty of the United Kingdom
supremacy supreme legal framework in the Turks and Caicos Islands
territorialStatus British Overseas Territory
typeOfDocument written constitution

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Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands isSubjectTo Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands establishedBy Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands legalBasis Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution
linked to: Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Judiciary of the Turks and Caicos Islands guaranteedBy Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands appointedUnder Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
linked to: Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands legalBasis Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands officeCreatedBy Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Cabinet of the Turks and Caicos Islands constitutionalFramework Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands