The Syntagma (Σύνταγμα), the Constitution of Greece is resolved by the Fifth Revisionary Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised twice since then, in 1985 and in 2001. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is set out in 4 parts. The first part, Basic provisions, establishes the Greek government as a parliamentaryrepublic, and confirms the prevalence of the Orthodox Church in Greece. The second part concerns individual and social rights. The third part describes the organization and function of the State, in which Article 28 formally integrates international laws and international conventions into Greek law. The fourth part are special, final and transitory provisions. A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states. ... International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states. ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow...
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The Constitution that ensued in March of 1844 from the workings of the "Third of September National Assembly of the Hellenes in Athens" was a Constitutional Pact, in other words a contract between the monarch and the Nation.
The Constitution reiterated various clauses found in the Constitution of 1844, such as that the King appoints and dismisses the ministers and that the latter are responsible for the person of the monarch, but it also allowed for the Parliament to establish "examination committees".
After the liberation of Greece in the fall of 1944, the Constitution of 1911 was again activated, albeit deformed due to the illiberal measures introduced via constitutional acts and resolutions of the turbulent period of the Liberation and the civil war.
Spanish Constitution of 1812 The Spanish Constitution of 1812 was promulgated by the Cortes Generales ("General Courts"), the national legislative assembly of Spain.
Spanish Constitution of 1931 The Second Spanish Republic (1931 – 1939) was the second period in Spanish history in which the election of both the positions of Head of State and Head of government were in the hands of the people.
Spanish Constitution of 1978 The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy.
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