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The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the country's capital, Christiania), then signed and dated May 17. May 17 is now the National Day of Norway. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. ...
County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0237 Administrative centre Sundet Mayor (2005) Arild Sandahl (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 222 457 km² 385 km² 0. ...
County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...
The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. ...
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History The Norwegian constitution was inspired by the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the French revolution in 1789 and the subsequent U.S. and French constitutions, and was considered one of the most radical constitutions in the world at that time. U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ...
This article is about the year 1776. ...
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period in the history of France. ...
1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
After a Campaign against Norway by its neighbor Sweden, Norway in the Convention of Moss was forced to enter into a personal union with Sweden, forming Sweden-Norway, and amend its constitution accordingly November 4, 1814. Those amendments were revoked after the dissolution of the ninety-one-year-old union in 1905. fffffttyÁጠé Í í Ó ó Ú ú À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü ß Ã ã Ñ ñ Õ õ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ...
The Moss Ironworks main office - where the Convention of Moss was negotiated and signed The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. ...
A personal union is a political union of two or more entities that, internationally, are considered separate states, but through established law, share the same head of state —hence also whatever political actions are vested in the head of state, but no (or very few) others. ...
The Kingdom of Sweden-Norway is a term sometimes, but erroneously, used to refer to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of...
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Several other amendments have been adopted since 1814, the most recent on 30 September 2004. To keep the constitution as consistent as possible, changes are written in a language close to that introduced in the linguistic revision of the constitution in 1903, that is a very conservative Dano-Norwegian. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
After World War II and the restoration of peace and constitutional rule, there was much debate on how to handle the events of the previous 5 years. None of this led to any changes in the constitution – it had withstood the test of hard times. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...
Development of the constitution The constitution of 1814 was a product of its age, and as Norwegian democracy developed, some parts of it began to look increasingly dated. For example, the executive power, which in the constitution is consistently attributed to the King, came increasingly to rest in his Council of State (statsråd). Similarly, the King originally had the right to appoint members of the Council, who were answerable to him alone, and they could not be chosen from the members of the Storting (the parliament). With the introduction of parliamentarism in the 1880s and early 1890s, the Council was effectively chosen by general election, in that the King appointed only members of the party or coalition having a majority in the Storting. Further, the Council became answerable to the Storting, in the sense that a failed vote of confidence would cause the government to resign. This last happened in March of 2000, when the governing coalition felt unable to accept the introduction of gas power stations, which a majority of the Storting supported. This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...
In addition to these changes in practice, there have been many amendments and changes to the actual text. Perhaps the most famous is the removal of the "Jew paragraph". Paragraph 2 originally read, "The evangelical-Lutheran religion remains the public religion of the State. Those inhabitants, who confess thereto, are bound to raise their children to the same. Jesuits and monkish orders are not permitted. Jews are still prohibited from entry to the Realm." In 1851 the last sentence was struck, and in 1897 also the next but last sentence. It has been suggested that Brothers of the Society of Jesus be merged into this article or section. ...
A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ...
Universal male suffrage was introduced in Norway in 1898 and universal suffrage in 1913 by amendments of the constitution. Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage, or the right to vote, to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or social status. ...
Current trends From time to time proposals are made to separate the church from the state, which would imply an amendment of § 2 of the constitution. This has never been supported by a majority in the Storting but is constantly a matter of debate. This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...
The Norwegian High Court of the Realm is warranted by the constitution and was frequently (mis)used by the Storting as a political tool to control the government in the 19th century, but no impeachments have been made since 1927. A parliamentary report and a proposition for constitutional amendment was presented in 2004 to change the legal basis of the High Court of the Realm and reduce its political bias ([1]). For example, the court would be composed of 5 regular Supreme Court judges and 6 lay judges appointed by the Storting, instead of the whole Supreme Court plus the Lagting (1/4 of the Storting). Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...
Lagting, literally Law Ting, can refer to: Lagting - the parliament of Åland Lagting - the upper house of the parliament of Norway (semi bicameralism) Løgting - the parliament of the Faroe Islands This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Some constitutional scholars hold that it may be necessary to change the constitution if Norway is to enter the European Union. However, the debate on the EU has been relatively quiescent since the referendum in 1994, so such a change is not likely to occur for some years. 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
It has also been proposed to change the language of the constitution to better reflect current usage, or at least harmonise the language throughout the document. Several different approaches have been suggested:
- Bring the language up to today's usage.
- Use the 1903 standard, but correct various passages where an amendment does not really conform to that standard.
- Revert the language to the standard of 1814; an objection to this is that most modern Norwegians would find it very difficult to read.
- Update the language to one of the spelling reforms, either 1917, 1938, or 1959. This would still be fairly conservative language, but closer to today's speech.
A parliamentary report has recently been made regarding the correction of language errors without formally amending the constitution ([2]).
See also The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. ...
// Etymology According to traditional Icelandic sagas, the Nor in Norway is from king Nor Thorrasson (See Orkneyinga saga. ...
External links Wikisource has original text related to this article: - Current Norwegian version (with latest amendents as of September 30, 2004): Kongeriget Norges Grundlov from the Norwegian legal information service
- Original Norwegian version (May 17, 1814): Constitution for Kongeriget Norge from the Norwegian Parliament's website
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