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Constitution of the Republic of Latvia of 15 February 1922 [consolidated version].

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Latvia
Constitutional law
1922-02-15
National
Constitution

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Section I: General Regulations. Section II: The Saeima (Parliament). Section III: The President of the State. Section IV: The Cabinet. Section V: Legislation. Section VI: Courts of Justice. Section VII: State Control. As amended through 17 December 1997. The Constitution was amended recently in 1994, 1996, and 1997. The 1994 amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years; the 1996 amendment established the Constitutional Court. The amendments of 1997 concerned the term of the Parliament (Saeima) and provided the Cabinet the power to issue regulations with the force of law in cases of urgency.

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    Date of entry into force
    1922-11-07
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    Monograph title
    Constitutions of the Countries of the World
    Publisher
    Oceana Publications
    Place of publication
    New York
    Country
    United States
    Date
    1999
    Page range
    pp. 1-10
    Monograph title
    Constitutions of the Countries of the World
    Author
    Gisbert H. Flanz
    Publisher
    Oceana Publications, Inc.
    Date
    2007-02
    ISBN
    978-0-379-00467-0