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| Original name: | Suomen perustuslaki. |
| Name: | Constitution Act of Finland (731/1999). |
| Country: | Finland |
| Subject(s): | Constitutional law |
| Type of legislation: | Constitution |
| Adopted on: | 1999-06-11 |
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| Published on: | Soumen Säädöskokoelma, 1999-06-17, No. 731, pp. 1633-1654 |
| ISN: | FIN-1999-C-55119 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=55119&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Soumen Säädöskokoelma, 1999-06-17, No. 731, pp. 1633-1654 Constitutions of the Countries of the World, 2009-12, Wolfrum, R. and Grote R., Oceana Publications, Inc., New York, USA, ISBN: 978-0-379-00467-0, 37 p. Legislation on-line in Finnish & Swedish as revised  FINLEX, www.finlex.fi, Finland (consulted on 2022-01-26)FINLEX English Translations FINLEX, www.finlex.fi, Finland PDF of Unofficial English Translation as amended to Act 817/2018 (consulted on 2022-01-26) |
| Abstract/Citation: | The Constitution comprises 13 chapters, providing for: constitutional grounds, basic human rights, organisation of the Parliament, activities of the Parliament, the President of the Republic and the Council of State, legislative procedures, public finances, international relations, administration of justice, control of lawfulness, administration and self-government, national defence and final provisions. This Constitution repeals the Constitution Act of 1919, the Parliament Act of 1928, the Act on the High Court Impeachment of 1922 and the Ministerial Responsibility Act of 1922. |
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