The constitution has a 12-section bill of rights including "the right to a clean and healthful public environment in all areas, including the land, air, and water" (Article I, Section 9), recognition of the rights of victims of crime requiring that "restitution to the crime victim shall be a condition of probation and parole except upon a showing of compelling interest" (Section 11) and the rights of an unborn child with an absolute ban in the Commonwealth of an abortion of pregnancy "except as provided by law" (Section 12).
Article II provides for a 9-member Senate composed of three at-large members from each of three senatorial districts (Rota; Tinian and Aguiguan; and "Saipan and islands north of it") with Senators to have staggered four-year terms, and a 14-member House of Representatives. Article III provides for a directly-elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor with four-year terms, and Article IV states that the Commonwealth Supreme Court will have "a chief justice and at least two associate justices".
northern, mariana, islands, commonwealth, constitution, constitution, commonwealth, northern, mariana, islands, governing, document, united, states, commonwealth, northern, mariana, islands, cnmi, creation, required, covenant, between, united, states, cnmi, dr. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the governing document of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNMI Its creation was required by the covenant between the United States and the CNMI 1 It was drafted at a local constitutional convention in 1976 approved by territorial voters in a referendum on March 6 1977 and became effective January 9 1978 2 The constitution has a 12 section bill of rights including the right to a clean and healthful public environment in all areas including the land air and water Article I Section 9 recognition of the rights of victims of crime requiring that restitution to the crime victim shall be a condition of probation and parole except upon a showing of compelling interest Section 11 and the rights of an unborn child with an absolute ban in the Commonwealth of an abortion of pregnancy except as provided by law Section 12 Article II provides for a 9 member Senate composed of three at large members from each of three senatorial districts Rota Tinian and Aguiguan and Saipan and islands north of it with Senators to have staggered four year terms and a 14 member House of Representatives Article III provides for a directly elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor with four year terms and Article IV states that the Commonwealth Supreme Court will have a chief justice and at least two associate justices References edit Covenant ConstitutionExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marinana Islands The constitution from the Commonwealth s Law Review Commission nbsp This article about a constitutional law topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Northern Marianas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution amp oldid 1147094996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
