Luxembourg Constitution

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Archangel on the eaves of the Chamber of Deputies

The constitution of Luxembourg is the basic constitutional order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .

history

A first constitution, imposed by the then King-Grand Duke, was promulgated on October 12, 1841 and came into force on January 1, 1842. On March 20, 1848, a new constitution was passed, which was changed unconstitutionally on November 27, 1856. On October 17, 1868, an extensive revision of the 1848 text came into effect.

Since then, however, the vast majority of the articles have been reformulated. Fundamental revisions took place after the First World War (transfer of sovereignty from the Grand Duke to the nation, democratization of the right to vote) and after the Second World War (establishment of the parliamentary system of government ). From the 1980s onwards, the number of revisions increased. In 1996 (in force from January 1, 1997) a Constitutional Court (Cour Constitutionnelle) was set up on the basis of the new Article 95ter to hear constitutional disputes (Contrôle de constitutionnalité) . The most recent amendment to the constitution was made on October 20, 2016.

A comprehensive reform of the constitution, based on a proposal from 2009, failed in 2019; the existing text is now to be revised selectively.

construction

The current text consists of 121 articles divided into 12 chapters. It describes the competencies of the state, regulates the parliamentary system and guarantees the rights and freedoms of the citizens.

The individual chapters deal with the following topics (the French text is the legal basis):

Structure of the Luxembourg Constitution
chapter items designation
German Luxembourgish French
Chapter I. Art. 1–8 The state, its territory and the Grand Duke Iwwer the Territoire to de Grand Duke De l'Etat, de son territoire et du Grand-Duc
Chapter II Art. 9–31 Public freedoms and human rights Iwwer d'Lëtzebuerger on her right Des libertés publiques et des droits fondamentaux
Chapter III Art. 32–49 From the state authority Iwwer d's sovereign Muecht De la Puissance souveraine
Chapter IV Art. 50–75 From the Chamber of Deputies Iwwer d'Chamber from the deputies De la Chambre des Députés
Chapter V Art. 76–83 From the government of the Grand Duchy Iwwer d'Regierung vum Grand Duchy You Gouvernement du Grand-Duché
Chapter Vbis Art. 83bis From the Council of State Vum state red You Conseil d'Etat
Chapter VI Art. 84–95ter From the judiciary Iwwer d'Justiz De la Justice
Chapter VII Art. 96–98 From public power Iwwer d'ëffentlech Muecht De la Force publique
Chapter VIII Art. 99-106 From the finances Iwwer d'Finanzen Des Finances
Chapter IX Art. 107-108 From the communities Iwwer d'Gemengen Of the Communes
Chapter X Art. 108bis Public facilities D'ëffentlech directions Of the publics
Chapter XI Art. 109–115 General provisions General provisions Dispositions générales
Chapter XII Art. 116–121 Temporary and subsequent provisions Iwgangs- to zousätzlech regulations Dispositions transitoires et supplémentaires

literature

  • Pierre Majerus: L'État luxembougeois. Manuel de droit constitutionnel et de droit administratif. 6th edition, updated by Marcel Majerus. Imprimérie Centrale, Luxembourg 1990.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ordinance and administrative gazette ( Memento of October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1841, No. 51, p. 425.
  2. ^ Ordinance and administrative gazette ( memento of July 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1848, No. 23, p. 205.
  3. ^ Ordinance and administrative gazette ( Memento of July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1868, No. 25, p. 213.
  4. ↑ Urtext with all changes since then.
  5. ↑ La jurisprudence de la Cour Constitutionnelle du Luxembourg , 2008 (French).
  6. ^ Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 2016, No. 215, p. 4026.
  7. ^ Dossier: The New Constitution. Luxemburger Wort, wort.lu (accessed on May 21, 2020).