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The amended constitution contains 328 articles, grouped into 1 preamble and 15 titles as follows: Preamble; Title I The Panamanian State (article 1-7) Title II Nationality and Immigration (article 8-16) Title III Individual and Social Rights and Duties (article 17-130) Title IV Political Rights (article 131-145)
The law of Panama is based on civil law with influences from Spanish legal tradition and Roman laws. For the first several years of its existence Panamanian law depended upon the legal code inherited from Colombia. The first Panamanian codes, promulgated in 1917, were patterned upon those of Colombia and other Latin American states that had ...
Panamanian nationality law is regulated by the 1972 Constitution, as amended by legislative acts; the Civil Code; migration statues, such as Law Decree No. 3 (Spanish: Decreto Ley No. 3) of 2008; and relevant treaties to which Panama is a signatory. [1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a citizen of Panama.
The politics of Panama take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic with multi-party system, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government . Executive power is exercised by the president. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the ...
Presidents of Panama (1904–present) No. Portrait President (Birth–Death) Elected Term of office Political Party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833–1909) First tenure: 1904: 20 February 1904 23 June 1907 [2] 3 years, 123 days PC: 2 José Domingo de Obaldía (1845–1910) First tenure — 24 June 1907 [2 ...
A constitutional referendum was held in Panama on 15 December 1940. [1] Voters were asked whether the new constitution should be enacted. A reported 99% voted in favour. [2]
The vice president of Panama is the second-highest political position in the Government of Panama. Since 2009, the position of Vice President has been held by only one person. [1] Before 1945 there were positions of presidential designates elected by the National Assembly for a two-year term. [2]
The rioting lasted 3 days, and resulted in 21 deaths, serious injuries to several hundred persons, and more than US$2 million of property damage. At the outbreak of the fighting, Panama charged the United States with aggression. Panama severed relations with the United States and appealed to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the ...