Bunreacht Na hÉireann

Preamble
In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,
We, the people of Eire,
Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,
Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,
And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations,
Do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.

The Nation
Article 1:
The Irish nation hereby affirms its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of Government, to determine its relations with other nations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions.

Article 2:
The national territory consists of the whole island of Ireland, its islands and the territorial seas.

Article 3:
Pending the re-integration of the national territory, and without prejudice to the right of the Parliament and Government established by this Constitution to exercise jurisdiction over the whole of that territory, the laws enacted by that Parliament shall have the life, area and extent of application as the laws of Saorstát Éireann and the like extra-territorial effect.

The State
Article 4:
The name of the State is Éire, or in the English language, Ireland.

Citizenship
Article 9:
1.1 On the coming into operation of this Constitution any person who was a citizen of Saorstát Éireann immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution shall become and be a citizen of Ireland.
1.2 The future acquisition and loss of Irish nationality and citizenship shall be determined in accordance with law.
The Government
Article 28.2:
The executive power of the State shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be exercised by or on the authority of the Government.

International Relations
Article 29:
1. Ireland affirms its devotion to the ideal of peace and friendly cooperation amongst nations founded on international justice and morality.
2. Ireland affirms its adherence to the principles of the pacific settlement of international disputes by international arbitration or judicial determination.
3. Ireland accepts the generally recognised principles of international law as its rule of conduct in its relations with other States.