Norwegian Constitution of 1814

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Norwegian_Constitution_of_1814
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Statements (51)
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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)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 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gptkbp:prohibits Jesuits (originally, later repealed)
Jews (originally, later repealed)
monastic orders (originally, later repealed)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 6