Constitution of Guatemala
Encyclopedia
The Constitution of Guatemala is the supreme law
of the Republic of Guatemala
. It sets the bases for the organization of Guatemalan government and it outlines the three main branches of Guatemalan government: executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch.
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Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
of the Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It sets the bases for the organization of Guatemalan government and it outlines the three main branches of Guatemalan government: executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch.
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- Constitution of 1985 issued on 30 May 1985, which entered into effect on 14 January 1986 http://content.glin.gov/summary/64380--Courtesy of Global Legal Information NetworkGlobal Legal Information NetworkThe Global Legal Information Network is a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It is an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the...
- Constitution of 1966 issued on 15 September 1965, which entered into effect on 5 May 1966 http://content.glin.gov/summary/240122--Courtesy of Global Legal Information NetworkGlobal Legal Information NetworkThe Global Legal Information Network is a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It is an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the...
- Constitution of 1956 issued on 2 February 1956, which entered into effect on 1 March 1956 http://content.glin.gov/summary/240154--Courtesy of Global Legal Information NetworkGlobal Legal Information NetworkThe Global Legal Information Network is a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It is an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the...
- Constitution of 1945 issued on 11 March 1945, which entered into effect on 15 March 1945 http://content.glin.gov/summary/240143--Courtesy of Global Legal Information NetworkGlobal Legal Information NetworkThe Global Legal Information Network is a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It is an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the...
- Constitution of the Second Federal Republic of Central AmericaFederal Republic of Central AmericaThe Federal Republic of Central America, known as the United Provinces of Central America in its first year of creation, was a sovereign state in Central America, which consisted of the territories of the former Captaincy General of Guatemala of New Spain...
of 1921, which included the States of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, promulgated on 9 September 1921, which entered into force on 1 October 1921 http://content.glin.gov/summary/240305--Courtesy of Global Legal Information NetworkGlobal Legal Information NetworkThe Global Legal Information Network is a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It is an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the...