Constitution of Norway
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The Constitution of Norway (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov;[1] Norwegian Bokmål: Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov; Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov) was adopted on 16 May and signed on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll. The latter date is the National Day of Norway; it marks the establishment of the constitution.
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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway | |
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Original title | Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov Bokmål: Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov |
Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Norway |
Created | 10 April - 16 May 1814 |
Ratified | 16 May 1814 |
System | Constitutional monarchy |
Government structure | |
Branches | Judicial, Executive, and Legislative |
Head of state | Monarchy of Norway |
Chambers | Unicameral[a] |
Executive | Prime Minister |
Judiciary | Supreme court, Court of impeachment, and subordinate courts |
Federalism | No |
Electoral college | No |
First legislature | 7 October 1814 |
Citation | lovdata |
Location | Storting |
Author(s) | Norwegian Constituent Assembly |
Supersedes | King's Law (Lex Regia) |
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It is considered one of the world's most liberal and democratic constitutions.[citation needed] It is the fourth oldest written single-document national constitution in Europe after the Constitution of Poland, the French constitution of 1791, and the Spanish Constitution of 1812. The document is also the second oldest working national constitution in the world, after the Constitution of the United States.[2] In May 2014, the Storting passed the most substantial changes since 1814, particularly by including paragraphs on human rights.[3]