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The Dominican Republic has gone through 39 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844. [1] [2] This statistic is a somewhat deceiving indicator of political stability, however, because of the Dominican practice of promulgating a new constitution whenever an amendment is ratified. Although technically different ...
The floor of the Chamber of the Senate of the Dominican Republic. Article 8 of the Constitution details the human rights norms that dominate the current political climate, stating that “[t]he effective protection of the rights of the human person and the maintenance of the means for his progressive development within a system of individual ...
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 December 1941. [1] The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. [ 2 ]
The Constitutional Court is competent to hear in sole instance: [1] Of direct actions of unconstitutionality against laws, decrees, regulations, resolutions and ordinances, at the request of the President of the Republic, of one third of the members of the Senate or of the Chamber of Deputies and of any person with a legitimate and legally protected interest.
Conservative Council was the name of the Dominican upper chamber between November 1844 and February 1854.. The Dominican Constitution of 1844 foresaw the existence of two chambers in the national congress: the Conservative Council and the Tribune [1], upper and lower chambers which in other Dominican constitutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries received the name of Senate and ...
The Congress of the Dominican Republic was founded after the drafting of the Constitution, on 6 November 1844. In the chapter 2 of this Constitution is mentioned how the legislature would be divided into two legislative bodies called Tribunat (corresponding to the current House of Deputies) and Conservative Council (corresponding to the current Senate).
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1927. [1] The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. [2] This assembly amended the constitution so president and vice president's terms would extend six years. [3]
Dominican law has given a commercial nature to all acts, operations or activities carried out by business organizations. Therefore, in considering the applicable law in the generality of cases involving corporations in the Dominican Republic first priority is given the basic principles contained in the Dominican Commercial Code enacted on the July 4, 1882.