Constitution of Guatemala
| Constitution of Guatemala | |
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| Created | 31 May 1985 |
| Date effective | 14 January 1986 |
| Location | Hall of Sessions of the Constituent National Assembly |
| Author(s) | Deputies of the National Constituent Assembly |
| Signatories | 88 Deputies |
| Purpose | To replace the Guatemalan constitution of 1965 |
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.
For the current Constitution of the Republic it is necessary to know its history, which is as follows:
The Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala of 1985 is legally divided into three parts:
The preamble to the current Constitution of the Republic is:
Calling on the name of God
We, the representatives of the people of Guatemala, elected freely and democratically, meeting in National Constituent Assembly in order to organize legally and politically the State; affirming the primacy of the human person as the subject and purpose of social order; recognizing the family as the primary and fundamental genesis of the spiritual and moral values of society and the State, responsible for promoting the common good, the consolidation of the regime of legality, security, justice, equality, freedom and peace; inspired by the ideals of our ancestors and picking up our traditions and cultural heritage; determined to promote the full enjoyment of human rights within a stable, permanent and popular institutional order, where rulers and ruled proceed with absolute adherence to the law.
We Solemnly Decree, Sanction and Promulgate
The Following:
Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
The Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala is mixed class, as may be amended part by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala and elsewhere by the National Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala to be reformed is based from Article 277 to Article 281 of the same supreme law.
Initiatives to propose reforms to the Constitution:
In any of the above cases, Congress must address the matter raised without any delay.
Article 174 of the Constitution says that for the formation of the legislation lies with the following institutions :
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