Constitution of Costa Rica
The Constitution of Costa Rica is the supreme law of Costa Rica. At the end of the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War, José Figueres Ferrer oversaw the Costa Rican Constitutional Assembly, which drafted the document. It was approved on 1949 November 7. Several older constitutions had been in effect starting from 1812, with the most recent former constitution ratified in 1871. The Costa Rican Constitution is remarkable in that in its Article 12 abolished the Costa Rican military, making it the second nation after Japan to do so by law. Another unusual clause is an amendment asserting the right to live in a healthy natural environment.
| Constitution of Costa Rica | |
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| Overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Costa Rica |
| Created | 7 November 1949 |
| System | Presidential unitary republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | 4 |
| Chambers | Unicameral |
| Executive | President |
| Judiciary | Supreme and Electoral |
| History | |
| First legislature | 8 November 1949 |
| First executive | 8 November 1949 |
| Amendments | 17 |
| Last amended | 2015 |
| Location | National Museum of Costa Rica |
| Commissioned by | Governing Junta |
| Author(s) | Constituent Assembly of Costa Rica |
| Signatories | All 45 deputies |
| Supersedes | Costa Rican Constitution of 1871 |
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