Monaco · Constitution
Constitution of the Principality of Monaco
Granted on 17 December 1962, replacing the 1911 constitution, and substantially revised on 2 April 2002 to modernise the rules of succession and rebalance relations between the Prince and the National Council. Sovereign power belongs to the Prince; revision requires the joint agreement of the Prince and the National Council.
The constitutional text
Granted on 17 December 1962, replacing the 1911 constitution, and substantially revised on 2 April 2002 to modernise the rules of succession and rebalance relations between the Prince and the National Council. Sovereign power belongs to the Prince; revision requires the joint agreement of the Prince and the National Council.
Separation of powers
A unitary state of about two square kilometres with a single commune. Legislative power is exercised jointly by the Prince and the National Council; executive power belongs to the Prince, exercised through the Minister of State and the Government Council; judicial power is delegated by the Prince to the courts, with the Tribunal Suprême acting as both constitutional and supreme administrative court.
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