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Norwegian Constitution of 1814
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Norwegian_Constitution_of_1814
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:abolishedNobility
yes (in 1821 amendment)
gptkbp:adoptedBy
gptkb:Eidsvoll
17 May 1814
gptkbp:amendedBy
yes
gptkbp:amendmentProcess
requires two-thirds majority in Storting
gptkbp:author
gptkb:Christian_Magnus_Falsen
gptkb:Johan_Gunder_Adler
gptkb:Georg_Sverdrup
gptkbp:basisFor
gptkb:Norwegian_Parliament_(Stortinget)
gptkb:Norwegian_monarchy
Norwegian government structure
gptkbp:celebratedIn
gptkb:17_May_(Norwegian_Constitution_Day)
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:guarantees
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
freedom of speech
separation of powers
right to property
due process
independent judiciary
freedom of religion (with exceptions, later expanded)
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Norwegian Constitution of 1814
gptkbp:inEffectDuring
gptkb:Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway_(1814–1905)
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Norwegian_legal_system
gptkb:Scandinavian_constitutionalism
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1791
gptkb:Danish_Constitution
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:notableFor
one of the oldest constitutions still in use
progressive civil rights for its time
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:Norwegian_Parliament_(Stortinget)
gptkbp:originalTitle
gptkb:Grunnloven
gptkbp:prohibits
Jesuits (originally, later repealed)
Jews (originally, later repealed)
monastic orders (originally, later repealed)
gptkbp:purpose
define separation of powers
establish sovereignty
guarantee civil rights
gptkbp:ratifiedBy
gptkb:Constituent_Assembly_at_Eidsvoll
gptkbp:restrictedSuffrage
yes (originally)
gptkbp:revisedFor
union with Sweden
gptkbp:section
112 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:significance
established Norway as an independent kingdom
gptkbp:status
in force
gptkbp:type
written constitution
gptkbp:updated
4 November 1814
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Eidsvoll,_Norway
gptkb:Eidsvoll
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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