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ENTRENCHMENT CLAUSE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • International Relations
DEF

A clause in a constitution which stipulates that it cannot be amended except by an extraordinary process.

CONT

An entrenched clause or entrenchment clause of a basic law or constitution is a provision which makes certain amendments either more difficult or impossible, i.e., inadmissible. It may require a form of supermajority, a referendum submitted to the people, or the consent of another party.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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