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Constitution Eswatini, in 36 editions.
The entry for Eswatini published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2000 edition
Changed since 1999The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973; a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973; a new
constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally
presented to the people
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973;
a newformally
formally presented to the people
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12
April 1973;
has not been
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12
12 April 1973; a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but
but has not been formally presented to the people
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been formally presented to the people
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended
April 1973; a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978,
has not been formally presented to the people
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people;
- since then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled but so far none have been accepted
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was
suspended 12
October 1978, but
hasbeen formally presented to the people people; since
then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled but
so far none have been accepted
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- none;
- constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973;
- a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people;
- since then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled under the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), but so far none have been accepted
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
a constitution was adopted 14 November 2003
Rewritten: too little of the 2003 text remains to mark the changes.
a constitution was adopted 14 November 2003
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
a constitution was due to be adopted in November 2003 but was delayed and scheduled for early 2005
a constitution was due to be adopted 14 in November 2003 but was delayed and scheduled for early 2005
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
the first constitution was signed into law in July 2005 and is scheduled to be implemented in January 2006
a the first constitution was due to be adopted signed into law in November 2003 but was delayed July 2005 and is scheduled for early 2005 to be implemented in January 2006
The same text in 3 editions, 2007 to 2009.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
signed by the King in July 2005 went into effect on 8 February 2006
the first constitution was signed into law by the King in July 2005 and is scheduled to be implemented in January went into effect on 8 February 2006
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
signed by the King in July 2005; went into effect on 8 February 2006
signed by the King in July 2005 2005; went into effect on 8 February 2006
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
signed by the King July 2005; went into effect 8 February 2006
signed by the King in July 2005; went into effect on 8 February 2006
The same text in 3 editions, 2013 to 2015.
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2013)
previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the King king 26 July 2005; went into effect 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2013)
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2016)
previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2013) (2016)
Entry published as “Swaziland”.
- history:
- previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
- amendments:
- proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament;
- passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king;
- passage of amendments affecting “specially entrenched” constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king;
- passage of “entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent by the king (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
history: previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
amendments: proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king; passage of amendments affecting “specially entrenched” constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king; passage of “entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent by the king (2017)
- history:
- previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2017)
- amendments:
- proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament;
- passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king;
- passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king;
- passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent by the king (2017)
history: previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2017)
amendments: proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king; passage of amendments affecting “specially entrenched” "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent by the king; passage of “entrenched" "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent by the king (2017)
- history:
- previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
- amendments:
- proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament;
- passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king (2017)
history: previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2017)
amendments: proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent by of the king; passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent by of the king; passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent by of the king (2017)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- history:
- previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
- amendments:
- proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament;
- passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king
history: previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
amendments: proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king (2017)
- history:
- previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006
- amendment process:
- proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament;
- passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king;
- passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king
history: previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006amendments: amendment process: proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of amendments affecting "specially entrenched" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of "entrenched" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Eswatini: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/eswatini/constitution.