Bahamas Laws and Legislation

The Bahamas is a parliamentary democracy similar to the of the United Kingdom, with regular elections (typically every 5 years), and an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a Commonwealth country, the Bahamas' political and legal traditions parallel that of the United Kingdom. The Bahamas has a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Assembly and the Senate that enacts laws under the 1973 constitution.

This English common law tradition is joined with an American-like constitutionalism which seeks to protect certain rights of all individuals, as stated in Article 15 of the Constitution:

Whereas every person in the Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedom of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the protection of the public interest, to each and all of the following namely -

(1) life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;

(2) freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association; and

(3) protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation;

Related Link: Bahamas Constitution (1973)

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