Constitution of Tokelau. Country/Territory Tokelau (New Zealand) Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, General Keyword Constitutional amendment Court/tribunal Governance Human rights Indigenous peoples Common property Community management Expropriation Foreign land tenure Land tenure Local government Property rights Traditional rights/customary rights Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, South Pacific Abstract Tokelau has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1946, following the declaration of the intention by New Zealand (who is entrusted with its administering power) to transmit information on the Tokelau Islands under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations. This Constitution is the supreme law of Tokelau, applicable to all the islands, internal waters, territorial seas, and other areas to which Tokelau is entitled at international law. Full text English Website www.tokelau.org.nz