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Act of Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) (No. 3) Act 2010 (Act No. 39 of 2010).

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Constitutional amendment Court/tribunal
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends certain provision of the Constitution of Tonga. In particular, it updates the supreme law of Tonga as regards the rule of law and the judicial power. It is worth noticing the insertion of New Clause 83A “Rule of law and Judicial Independence”, which stipulates that the existing underlying constitutional principles of the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence shall always be maintained. Further amendments and addenda regard the Attorney General, Judicial Appointments and Discipline Panel, the Judiciary of the Kingdom (the Courts and the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, the Land Court).

Full text
English
Website
www.parliament.gov.to

References - Legislation

Amends

Act of Constitution of Tonga.

Legislation | Tonga | 1875 (2021)

Keyword: Expropriation, Human rights, Ownership, Public land, Land tenure, Property rights, Inheritance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX