Constitution of Liechtenstein

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Constitution of Liechtenstein

There has been a written constitution in the Principality

Principality

A principality is a monarchy feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east....
since 5 October 1921. It was granted by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and established the rule of parliamentary democracy

Democracy

Democracy is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek language d?????at?a , "popular government" which was coined from d???? , "people" and ???t?? , "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political syst...
mixed with that of constitutional monarchy

Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government, where in either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of political power, as he or she is not legally bound by the constitution....
. It has twelve chapters covering the following:

recent referendum in 2003 the Prince received powers such as "The Reigning Prince shall represent the State in all its relations with foreign countries, without prejudice to the requisite participation of the responsible Government", or perhaps more importantly article 9 which states that: "Every law shall require the sanction of the Reigning Prince to attain legal force".

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There has been a written constitution in the Principality

Principality

Liechtenstein

Democracy

Constitutional monarchy

Chapter I. The Principality
Chapter II. The Reigning Prince
Chapter III. Responsibilities of the State
Chapter IV. General Rights and Obligations of Liechtenstein Citizens
Chapter V. The Parliament
Chapter VI. The National Committee
Chapter VII. The Government
Chapter VIII. The Courts

A. General Provisions
B. The Ordinary Courts
C. The Administrative Court
D. The Constitutional Court

Chapter IX. Administrative Bodies and Civil Servants
Chapter X. The Municipalities
Chapter XI. Constitutional Amendments and Interpretation
Chapter XII. Final Clauses

Changes of 2003

In a recent referendum in 2003 the Prince received powers such as "The Reigning Prince shall represent the State in all its relations with foreign countries, without prejudice to the requisite participation of the responsible Government", or perhaps more importantly article 9 which states that: "Every law shall require the sanction of the Reigning Prince to attain legal force". As well as this the Prince may in the case of a national emergency "take the necessary measures for the security and welfare of the State".

Constitution of Liechtenstein

Changes of 2003

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