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According to the Constitution, the people of Belize: affirm that the Nation of Belize shall be founded upon principles which acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in human rights and fundamental freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and inalienable rights with which all members of the human family ...
Invocationes dei have a long tradition in European legal history outside national constitutions. In ancient times and the Middle Ages, gods or God were normally invoked in contracts to guarantee the agreements made, [3] and formulas such as "In the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit" were used at the beginning of legal documents to emphasize the fairness and justness of the ...
Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Belize, which is a predominantly Christian country. The statistics for Islam in Belize estimate a total Muslim population of 577, [13] representing 0.2 percent of the total population. There is an Islamic Mission of Belize [14] (IMB) headquartered in Belize City. There is also presence of fast ...
Bernard Q. Pitts Sr. is married to Valda Icene Pitts. Pitts's daughter Sharon Pitts-Robateau is also a partner and currently the head of his law firm. Pitts' son Bernard Q. Pitts Jr. is a politician. He ran and was elected under the United Democratic Party banner for a seat on the Belize City Council in the 2012 elections. [6]
His Majesty's Government in Belize, [1] [2] [3] also referred to as the Belizean Government is the democratic administrative authority of Belize, a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. It was formed in 1981 after gaining sovereignty from the United Kingdom. The constitution is the supreme law of Belize. [4]
Burnaby's Code came to be 'celebrated' by Baymen and later British Hondurans as their 'charter of liberty.' [29] [30] [31] [10] It is commonly considered Belize's first written constitution, and has been deemed the first such to be signed by women.
The office of prime minister is established by section 37 of the Constitution of Belize, which provides that the governor-general of Belize "shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that ...
Belize's first courthouse was designed by Gustav Von Ohlafen and built in 1818. The first sitting of the Supreme Court was held therein. An entirely wooden structure, it was destroyed by fire on 17 August 1918; then Governor-General William Hart-Bennett, who had come to render aid in extinguishing the fire, was hit by a flagpole and died of his injuries a few days later.