Saint Lucia · Constitution
The Constitution of Saint Lucia
Contained in the Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 and in force at independence on 22 February 1979. Chapter I protects fundamental rights and freedoms. A Constitutional Reform Commission reported in 2011 recommending extensive change, including a move to a republic, but its recommendations have not been enacted.
The constitutional text
Contained in the Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 and in force at independence on 22 February 1979. Chapter I protects fundamental rights and freedoms. A Constitutional Reform Commission reported in 2011 recommending extensive change, including a move to a republic, but its recommendations have not been enacted.
Separation of powers
Unitary. Parliament legislates for the whole state; the ten quarters are administrative, and local government operates through town and village councils with delegated powers.
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