Search results

...re a law unconstitutional. That can occur either because the country has [[Uncodified constitution|no codified constitution]] that laws must conform to like in t ...stitutional. Constitutions define the powers of government, Thus, national constitutions typically apply only to government actions. Only governments can then viola ...

{{Short description|Uncodified constitution of San Marino}} It is the world's [[List of national constitutions|oldest surviving constitution]] of any [[sovereign state]], barring England ...

...basic law''' is either a [[codified constitution]], or in countries with [[uncodified constitution]]s, a law designed to have the effect of a constitution. The t ...tion of Germany]]. However, when Germany finally reunified in 1990, no new constitutions were adopted and instead the Basic Law was adopted throughout the entire Ge ...

* [[Constitutions]]; * [[Statute]]s (whether codified or uncodified); ...

Other coded set of laws have existed before the first Constitutions were developed having some similar purpose and functions, like the United K 191 constitutions recognize the [[freedom of assembly]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Read ...

...Indigenous Peoples (both historical and modern), [[uncodified constitution|uncodified]] traditions and [[constitutional convention (political custom)|convention] The Constitution of Canada includes written and [[Uncodified constitution|unwritten]] components.<ref name=":2" /> Section 52 of the ''[ ...

The following is a '''list of national constitutions''' by country, semi-recognized countries, and by [[codification (law)|codif == Codified constitutions (most recent, in use today) == ...

...te] series of documents, with or without amendments"</ref> rely heavily on uncodified rules, as several legislative statutes and [[Constitutional convention (pol ...the executive with the bodies under its authority. One of the key tasks of constitutions within this context is to indicate hierarchies and relationships of power. ...

...ell as by the previous writings of [[Voltaire]] and [[Montesquieu]], the [[uncodified constitution|unwritten constitution]] of the United Kingdom embodied the id ...{citation |author=John Adams|author-link=John Adams|title=A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. [A reply to Turgot's "Lettre ...

{{Constitutions of Sweden|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Uncodified constitutions]] ...

...'. The [[constitution of the United Kingdom]] is a notable example of an [[uncodified constitution]]; it is instead written in numerous fundamental acts of a leg ...a state's rulers cannot cross, such as [[fundamental rights]]. Changes to constitutions frequently require [[consensus democracy|consensus]] or [[supermajority]].< ...

...Constitution of the United Kingdom]]. Unlike the [[uncodified constitution|uncodified]] British constitution, most countries that use the Westminster system have ...ster, because these offices were taken for granted by the authors of these constitutions. Sometimes these conventions, [[reserve powers]], and other influences coll ...

...place=London}}</ref> The principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified [[British constitution]].<ref name=Chisholm>{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Dicey, E ...ith the main addenda in later editions; vol. 2, ''The Comparative Study of Constitutions'', provides largely unpublished lectures on comparative constitutional law, ...

{{Short description|Uncodified traditions followed by the institutions of a state}} ...lso known as a '''constitutional convention''', is an [[codification (law)|uncodified]] tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states ...

{{Short description|Uncodified national constitution}} ...seph |date=1989|page=72|publisher=Canterbury Law Review}}</ref> It is an [[uncodified constitution]], sometimes referred to as an "unwritten constitution", altho ...

...y party. The term '''eternity clause''' is used in a similar manner in the constitutions of [[Constitution of Brazil|Brazil]], the [[Constitution of the Czech Repub ...of Morocco]] in law.<ref name=EWC>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of World Constitutions|author=Gerhard Robbers|isbn=978-0816060788|url=https://books.google.com/boo ...

For centuries, the Hungarian constitution was [[Uncodified constitution|unwritten]], based upon [[customary law]].<ref name="Korosenyi ...they are declared dangerous to the nation and enshrines the [[Cash#Cash in constitutions|right to use cash]].<ref name="hig"/><ref>Pablo Gorondi, [https://www.rferl ...

...ndment]]."</ref> with their own [[State constitution (United States)|state constitutions]], [[State governments of the United States|state governments]], and [[Stat In contrast, in jurisdictions with uncodified statutes, like the [[United Kingdom]], determining what the law is can be a ...

...and freedoms that [[governments]] pledge not to restrict, either through [[constitutions]], [[legislation]], or [[judicial interpretation]], without [[due process o ...1850)|Prussian]] (1850) and [[Constitution of the United Kingdom|British]] constitutions as basic models.<ref>Kazuhiro Takii and David Noble, The Meiji Constitution ...

Older constitutions often vest this power in the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]. In the Unite ...rs) are appointed and with Members{{Efn|Which Members, though, are left to uncodified convention. As appointment to the Privy Council normally lasts for life, '' ...