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The Constitution of Kiribati is the supreme law of
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, which was implemented in 1979. The constitution was subsequently amended in the years 1995, 2016, and 2018. The constitution established the principles of the Bill of Rights and the protection of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the individual.


History

In 1977,
John Hilary Smith John Hilary Smith, (born 1928) is a British retired colonial administrator. Smith was the last governor of the united Gilbert and Ellice Islands before it was divided into Tuvalu and what later became Kiribati. Smith was educated at Cardina ...
, British Governor of the
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, reunited a Constitutional Convention of 150 members. Kiribati's independence was granted by the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
as a result of the Kiribati Independence Order 1979 (UK). The Republic of Kiribati became an independent constitutional republic as a sovereign and democratic state, and the 41st member of the
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on 12 July 1979. The country's independence lead to the creation of the Constitution of Kiribati, and several other minor law documents the same year.


Structure

The Constitution is divided into 10 chapters and 2 schedules.


References

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