Constitution of Jordan

The Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was adopted on 1 January 1952. It revised the previous Constitution of 1947 to expand the powers of the legislature and add checks to the executive power of the cabinet. The Constitution defines a system of hereditary monarchic rule with a parliamentary system of representation. It stipulates the separation of state power into three branches: the executive, composed of the King and an appointed cabinet; the legislative, consisting of a bicameral legislature; and the judicial, composed of civil, religious, and constitutional courts. The Constitution also outlines the citizenry's rights and duties, legal protocols, taxation procedures and other constitutional regulations.