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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