Constitution of El Salvador

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Constitution of El Salvador (1983)
Overview
Jurisdiction	All 14 departments and territories
Created	15 December 1983
Presented	16 December 1983
Date effective	20 December 1983
System	Presidential Republic
Government structure
Branches	3
Chambers	Unicameral
Executive	Constitutional president
Judiciary	Supreme Court
Federalism	Unitary
First legislature	1 May 1985
First executive	1 June 1984
First court	31 July 1984
Location	Hall of Sessions of the Constituent Assembly, San Salvador
Author(s)	Deputies of the Constituent Assembly
Signatories	60 Deputies of the Constituent Assembly

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The current constitution of El Salvador was enacted in 1983 and amended in 2003. The 1983 constitution of El Salvador is similar to that of 1962, often incorporating verbatim passages from the earlier document. The constitution consists of 11 titles, subdivided into 274 articles.