Political Constitution Of Costa Rica

Political Constitution of Costa Rica

Introduction

The Political Constitution of the Republic or also called the Fundamental Charter, in an order of hierarchy is the supreme law of our legal system. Being this law that has the highest hierarchy with respect to all the laws that we find in our legal system, all the rest of the laws that exist must be created in accordance with the Political Constitution of the Republic, that is, they should not contradict it.

Developing

The Political Constitution could be defined as a legal norm, because it governs and is imperative. Establishes limits and guarantees duties and rights of citizenship. It is considered as the highest authority of a country.

History of constitutionalism of Costa Rica

On November 7, 1949, the Political Constitution of Costa Rica began governing, which is in force until today. But it was an extensive process, where there were several constitutions:

• 1821 Interim Fundamental Social Pact of Costa Rica (Concord Pact)
• 1823 Political Statute of the Province of Costa Rica
• 1824 Political Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America
• 1825 Fundamental Law of the State of Costa Rica
• 1835 Political Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America (reformed)
• 1841 Bases and Guarantees Law
• 1844 Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Costa Rica
• 1847 Political Constitution
• 1859 Political Constitution
• 1869 Political Constitution
• 1871 Political Constitution with all its reforms
• 1871 Political Constitution
• 1871 Decree that restores the Political Constitution of the year 1871
• 1917 Political Constitution
• 1948 Law that created a commission to write the project of the Political Constitution
• 1949 Political Constitution of the Republic with all its reforms
• 1949 Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica

Functions of the Political Constitution in the country:

• All the laws of the country must respect the Magna Carta: any law that is to promulgate must respect what is written in the Constitution.
• Provides order in the country: it could be said that it helps to form the conduct of society or citizens.
• Establishes the duties and rights of citizens: in it all the duties and rights that the inhabitants of the country are written are written.
• It establishes a division of powers in the country: forms the division between the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Power and thus does not concentrate on a single entity or in a single person. 

conclusion

In the Political Constitution of Costa Rica there are articles aimed at the rights and benefits of work. For example;Article 63 mentions: the workers dismissed without just cause will be entitled to compensation when they are not covered by unemployment insurance. (Political Constitution of Costa Rica)