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  2. List of national constitutions - Wikipedia

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    Such elements are almost always written down somewhere (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), however written in documents that are not enforceable in law. Approximate dates have been listed below based on fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries. Constitution of Canada (1867, 1982)

  3. Uncodified constitution - Wikipedia

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    Unlike a codified constitution, there are no special procedures for making a constitutional law, and it will not be inherently superior to other legislation. A country with an uncodified constitution lacks a specific moment where the principles of its government were deliberately decided.

  4. List of national legal systems - Wikipedia

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    The sources of this Civil Code also include various theoretical legal works, mainly of the great French jurists of the 19th century. It was the first Civil Law that consciously adopted as its cornerstone the distinction between i. rights from obligations and ii. real property rights, thus distancing itself from the French model.

  5. Bill of rights - Wikipedia

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    The bill of rights implied by the Constitution Act, 1867, first identified in Reference Re Alberta Statutes in 1938. Articles 13-28 of the Constitution of Italy: 1947 Italy: Saskatchewan Bill of Rights: 1947 Canada: Saskatchewan: First bill of rights adopted in the British Empire / Commonwealth since the English Bill of Rights

  6. Constitutional right - Wikipedia

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    A constitutional right can be a prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power, recognized and established by a sovereign state or union of states. Constitutional rights may be expressly stipulated in a national constitution, or they may be inferred from the language of a national constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, meaning that laws that contradict it are considered ...

  7. 10 things you didn't know about the Constitution - AOL

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    Including the Bill of Rights, only 27 amendments have received the necessary approval from the states to be added to the Constitution. 5) It's super short ...At least compared to other documents.

  8. Constitution of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The constitution of the United Kingdom comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political body. Unlike in most countries, no official attempt has been made to codify such arrangements into a single document, thus it is known as an uncodified constitution. This ...

  9. List of countries by system of government - Wikipedia

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