Antigua and Barbuda · Constitution
The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution
Given effect by the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981, in force at independence on 1 November 1981. Chapter II protects fundamental rights, including protection from deprivation of property without compensation. The Barbuda Council is established by statute rather than the Constitution, which has shaped disputes about Barbudan land rights.
The constitutional text
Given effect by the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981, in force at independence on 1 November 1981. Chapter II protects fundamental rights, including protection from deprivation of property without compensation. The Barbuda Council is established by statute rather than the Constitution, which has shaped disputes about Barbudan land rights.
Separation of powers
Unitary, with a statutory Barbuda Council exercising local government functions on Barbuda under the Barbuda Local Government Act. Antigua's six parishes are administrative only.
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