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Constitution Of Uruguay Of 1967
The sixth Constitution of Uruguay came into force in 1967. Approved in a referendum on 27 November 1966, it replaced the previous constitutional text, which had been in force since 1952. History In the elections of November 27, 1966, nearly 59 percent of Uruguayans voted to amend the 1952 constitution and to reestablish a presidential system of government, thus ending a fifteen-year experiment with the ''colegiado''. The new constitution, which became operative on February 15, 1967, and has remained in effect since then, created a strong one-person presidency, subject to legislative and judicial checks. In free and fair elections, Uruguayans approved the new charter and elected the Colorado Party to power again. The 1967 constitution contained many of the provisions of the 1952 charter. However, it removed some of the General Assembly's power to initiate legislation and provided for automatic approval of bills under certain conditions if the legislature failed to act. If, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Uruguay
The Constitution of Uruguay () is the supreme law of Uruguay. Its first version was written in 1830 and its last amendment was made in 2004. Uruguay's first constitution was adopted in 1830, following the conclusion of the three-year-long Cisplatine War in which Argentina and Uruguay acted as a federation: the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Mediated by the United Kingdom, the 1828 Treaty of Montevideo allowed to build the foundations for a Uruguayan state and constitution. It has been reformed in 1918, 1934, 1942, 1952 and 1967, but it still maintains several articles from its first version of 1830. Versions Original Constitution (1830 - 1918) When it became independent on August 25, 1825, the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (''República Oriental del Uruguay'') drew up its first constitution, which was promulgated on July 18, 1830. Heavily influenced by the thinking of the French and American revolutions, it divided the government among the executive, legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1994 Uruguayan Referendum
A double constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 27 November 1994 alongside general elections. Voters were asked two questions; whether they approved of two initiatives, one on preventing cuts in pension payments,Uruguay, 27 November 1994: No hidden cuts in pension payments Direct Democracy and one on the proportion of the state budget spent on education.Uruguay, 27 November 1994: 27% of the state budget for education Direct Democracy The first question was approved, whilst the second was rejected. Initiatives Pension cuts The pension cuts referendu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitutions Of Uruguay
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a ''written constitution''; if they are encompassed in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a ''codified constitution''. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is a notable example of an ''uncodified constitution''; it is instead written in numerous fundamental Acts of a legislature, court cases or treaties. Constitutions concern different levels of organizations, from sovereign countries to companies and unincorporated associations. A treaty which establishes an international organization is also its constitution, in that it would define how that organization is constituted. Within states, a constitution d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Pérez Pérez
Alberto Pérez Pérez (Montevideo, 15 June 1937 - 2 September 2017) was a Uruguayan legal scholar and human rights advocate. In the early 1970s he was Dean of the School of Law, University of the Republic. The civic-military dictatorship destituted him and he had to go in exile. Afterwards he was a member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR or IACtHR) is an international court based in San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it was formed by the American Convention on Human Rights, a huma .... References 1937 births 2017 deaths Uruguayan lawyers Uruguayan human rights activists Uruguayan scholars of constitutional law University of the Republic (Uruguay) alumni Southern Methodist University alumni Academic staff of the University of the Republic (Uruguay) Inter-American Court of Human Rights judges {{Uruguay-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamín Nahum
Benjamín Nahum (2 February 1937) is a Uruguayan historian, professor, and researcher. He is professor of Economic History at the University of the Republic. In 1979 he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar .... His daughter was television journalist and writer Ana Nahum. Works *''Escritos de Historia Económica y Documental'' (13 vol.) *''Manual de Historia del Uruguay (1830–1990)'' *''Series de documentos de diplomáticos extranjeros'' (27 vol.) *''Bases económicas de la Revolución Artiguista'' (1964, with José Pedro Barrán) *''Historia social de las revoluciones de 1897 y 1904'' (1967, with José Pedro Barrán)) *''Historia Rural del Uruguay Moderno'', 7 vols. (1967–1978, with José Pedro Barrán) *''Batlle, los estanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Korzeniak
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Gros Espiell
Héctor Gros Espiell (17 September 1926 in Montevideo – 30 November 2009) was a Uruguayan jurist, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs 1990–1993, during the government of Luis Alberto Lacalle. In 2005 he was Ambassador to France. He also served as judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In the United Nations, he was a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara. Gros Espiell was a specialist in international law, particularly international human rights law and international criminal law. He was a lifelong member of the National Party. His last important professional activity was at The Hague, in the Uruguay River pulp mill dispute The pulp mill dispute was a dispute between Argentina and Uruguay concerning the construction of pulp mills on the Uruguay River. The presidents at the time were Néstor Kirchner (Argentina) and Tabaré Vázquez (Uruguay). As a diplomatic, econom .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Uruguay Of 1997
The 1997 Constitution of Uruguay refers to the 1967 Constitution with amendments. Its actual name should be: the Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with the amendments as approved in popular plebiscites of 26 November 1989, of 26 November 1994, of 8 December 1996, and of 31 October 2004. The most relevant of them was that of 1996, which came into force in the following year; due to its changes to the electoral system, it is usually considered a new Constitution, the country's seventh (following those of 1830, 1918, 1934, 1942, 1952 and 1967). Overview Until the 1994 general election, all the elective posts were voted on the same day, and there were multiple presidential candidacies in every party (the so-called Ley de Lemas). Starting in 1999, mid-year primary elections were held at the beginning of the electoral cycle, in order to elect single presidential candidates for every party. General elections for both the president and the General Assembly are held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Uruguayan Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum on an amendment dealing with public ownership of water supply was held in Uruguay on 31 October 2004 alongside simultaneous general election. Background The proposed amendment to the constitution dealt with the issue of water supply and sanitation, including a statement that access to piped water and sanitation were fundamental human rights, and that :''The public service of sewerage and the public service of water supplying for the human consumption, will be served exclusively and directly by state legal persons.'' The amendment was supported by (victorious) presidential candidate Tabaré Vázquez and his Broad Front coalition. Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 73 countries. The organization was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken and Gary Soucie after Brower's split with ... also supported the move, saying it "sets a key preced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Uruguayan Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 8 December 1996.Uruguay, 8 December 1996: Constitutional reform Direct Democracy Constitution of Uruguay of 1997, The proposals, which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters. Proposals The proposals were approved by both houses of the General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly on 15 October 1996. They included: *separating national and local elections *limiting each party to one presidential candidate (abolishing Ley de Lemas#Uruguay, sublemas) *introducing a Two-round system, second round run-off for presidential elections *providing for primary elections in parties *decentralising local governmentResults References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1989 Uruguayan Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 26 November 1989 alongside general elections.Uruguay, 26 November 1989: Cost of living adjustment for pensions Direct Democracy The proposed changes to the would require state pensions to be increased at the same rate as the salary of civil servants. The proposal was approved by 81.78% of those voting and 72.51% of all registered voters. Background Uruguay was suffering from a high inflation rate of around 100% at the time of the referendum. It was held after a petition was submitted by pensioner organisat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
