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Constitutional documents

This page includes documents relating to the establishment of national independence, fundamental rights and political structures. It is not limited to just the text of constitutions. See also the category Constitutional documents.

[edit] Codified constitutions

[edit] Afghanistan

• Constitution of Afghanistan

[edit] Albania

• Constitution of Albania

[edit] Algeria

• Constitution of Algeria

[edit] Angola

• Constitution of Angola

[edit] Argentina

• Constitution of Argentina

[edit] Armenia

• Constitution of Armenia

[edit] Australia

• Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

[edit] Western Australia

• Western Australia Act 1829

[edit] Queensland

• Constitution Act 1867

[edit] Azerbaijan

• Constitution of Azerbaijan

[edit] Bahrain

• Constitution of the State of Bahrain (1973)
• Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002)
• National Action Charter of Bahrain

[edit] Belarus

• Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (1994)

[edit] Brazil

• Constitution of Brazil

[edit] Bulgaria

• Constitution of Bulgaria

[edit] Canada

• Constitutional documents of Canada

[edit] China

[edit] People's Republic of China

• Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982)

[edit] Republic of China

• Constitution of the Republic of China (1947)
• Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2000)
• Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2005)

[edit] Colombia

• Constitution of Colombia (1991)

[edit] Croatia

• Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (adopted 1990, amended 1997, 2000, 2001)

[edit] Cuba

• Constitution of Cuba (adopted 1976, last amended 2002)

[edit] Cyprus

• Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus (1960)
• Constitution of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1985) - Turkish occupied sector - unrecognized by any other country except Turkey
• Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

[edit] Czech Republic

• Constitution of the Czech Republic (1992)

[edit] Denmark

• Constitutional Act of Denmark, 5 July 1953

[edit] East Timor

• Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

• Constitution of Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Estonia

• Constitution of the Esthonian Republic, 1920
• Decision of the Estonian people for convening the National Constituent Assembly, 1936
• Law for the transition period, 1937
• Constitution of the Estonian Republic, 1938

[edit] Ethiopia

• Constitution of Ethiopia

[edit] Fiji

• Constitution of the Fiji Islands

[edit] Finland

• Constitution of Finland

[edit] France

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• Constitution of France Fifth Republic

[edit] Georgia

• Constitution of Georgia (1995)

[edit] Abkhazia

• Constitution of Abkhazia (1994)
• Act of State Independence of the Republic of Abkhazia (1999)

[edit] Germany

• Constitution of the German Empire (1871)
• Weimar constitution (1919)
• Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949) (Abolished and replaced in 1968)
• Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1968) (revised in 1974)
• Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (May 23, 1949)

[edit] Greece

• Constitution of Greece (1975, amended 1986 and 2001)

[edit] Haiti

• Constitution of Haiti

[edit] Iceland

• Constitution of the Republic of Iceland

[edit] India

• Constitution of India
• Flag code of India

[edit] Indonesia

• Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945
• Jakarta Charter also known as Djakarta Charter
• Pancasila

[edit] Iran

• Iran Constitution of 1906
• Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran (1979)

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Irish Republic

• Proclamation of the Republic (1916)
• Declaration of Independence (1919)
• Constitution of Dáil Éireann (as adopted, 1919)
  • Constitution of Dáil Éireann (1 April 1919)–as amended, 1919
  • Constitution of Dáil Éireann (25 August 1921)–as amended, 1921
• Message to the Free Nations of the World (1919)
• Democratic Programme (1919)

[edit] Irish Free State

• Irish Free State Constitution Act, 1922

[edit] Ireland

• Constitution of Ireland (original text) (1937)
• Constitution of Ireland (1937, as amended 1939-2004)
• Transitory Provisions of the Constitution of Ireland (1937, as amended in 1941)

[edit] Italy

• Constitution of Italy

[edit] Fiume

• Constitution of Fiume or the Constitution of Carnaro. Shortlived republic under Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1920.

[edit] Japan

• Constitution of Japan (1946)
• Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889)
• Seventeen-article constitution (604)

[edit] Jordan

• Constitution of Jordan (1952)

[edit] Korea, North

• Constitution of North Korea (1948) (Abolished and replaced in 1972)
• Constitution of North Korea (1972) (Revised in 1992 and 1998)

[edit] Korea, South

• Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1987)

[edit] Lebanon

• Constitution of Lebanon

[edit] Libya

• Libyan Constitution

[edit] Latvia

• Constitution of Latvia

[edit] Lithuania

• Constitution of Lithuania

[edit] Macedonia

• The first Constitution of Macedonia - Kresna 1878
• Krushevo Manifest - 1903
• Constitution of Macedonia

[edit] Malaysia

• Constitution of Malaysia
• Malayan Proclamation of Independence

[edit] Moldova

• Constitution of the Republic of Moldova (1994)

[edit] Transnistria

• Constitution of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (adopted 1995, last amended 2000)

[edit] Mongolia

• Constitution of Mongolia

[edit] Nauru

• Constitution of the Republic of Nauru (1968)

[edit] Nepal

• Constitution of Nepal

[edit] Nigeria

• Constitution of Nigeria

[edit] Norway

• Constitution of Norway

[edit] Palestine

• Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988)
• Constitution of Palestine of 1968
• Constitution of Palestine of 1994
• Constitution of Palestine of 1996
• Constitution of Palestine (2003)

[edit] Papua New Guinea

• Constitution of Papua New Guinea (incorporated up to Amendment 22)

[edit] Peru

• Constitution of Peru

[edit] The Philippines

• Philippine Declaration of Independence
• Constitution of the Philippines (1899)
• Constitution of the Philippines (1935)
• Constitution of the Philippines (1943)
• Constitution of the Philippines (1973)
• Constitution of the Philippines (1987)

[edit] Poland

• Constitution of May 3, 1791
• Constitution of the Republic of Poland (1997)

[edit] Romania

• Constitution of Romania (1991)
• Constitution of Romania (2003)

[edit] Russia

• 1918 Constitution (Fundamental_Law) of the RSFSR
• Constitution of the Russian Federation

[edit] Rwanda

• Constitution of Rwanda

[edit] Saudi Arabia

• Basic Law of Saudi Arabia

[edit] Senegambia

• Confederal Document of Senegambia (1981)

[edit] Serbia

• Constitution of Serbia (2006)

[edit] Singapore

• Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

[edit] Slovenia

• Constitution of Slovenia

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Dominion

• Constitution of the Union of South Africa

[edit] Republic

[edit] Spain

• Spanish Constitution of 1978

[edit] Sweden

• Act of Succession of Sweden (1810)
• Instrument of Government (1974)

[edit] Switzerland

• Foedus pactum (1291)
• Swiss Constitution (April 18 1999, until amended October 15 2002)

[edit] Syria

• Constitution of Syria

[edit] Thailand

• 1997 Constitution of Thailand (Promulgated 11 October 1997; Abrogated 19 September 2006)

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

• Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (2000)

[edit] Turkey

• Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (2001)

[edit] Turkmenistan

• Constitution of Turkmenistan

[edit] Uganda

• Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995)

[edit] Ukraine

• Constitution of Ukraine (2004)

[edit] United States

[edit] Federal

• The Articles of Association (1774)
• The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America (July 4, 1776)
  • The Declaration of Independence (engrossed version) (August 2, 1776)
  • Draft of the Declaration of Independence (June 28, 1776)
• Articles of Confederation (1777)
• The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
• Constitution of the United States of America (Signed September 17, 1787; Ratified June 21, 1788)
  • Virginia Plan (May 29, 1787)
  • Plan of Charles Pinckney (SC) (May 29, 1787)
  • New Jersey Plan (June 15, 1787)
  • Plan of Alexander Hamilton (NY) (June 18, 1787)
  • Virginia Plan, Revised (June 19, 1787)
  • Virginia Plan, Version III (July 26, 1787)
  • Draft Version of the Constitution (August 6, 1787)
• United States Bill of Rights (September 28, 1789)
• Additional amendments to the United States Constitution (1795-1992)
• Unsuccessful attempts to amend the United States Constitution

[edit] Confederate States of America

• Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America (May 21, 1861)
• Constitution of the Confederate States of America (March 11,1861)

[edit] Individual states

[edit] Alabama

• 1819 Alabama Constitution (December 6, 1819)
• Alabama State Constitution of 1901 - The current as amended (2005) state Constitution

[edit] Alaska

• Constitution of the State of Alaska (1956)

[edit] California

• California Constitution

[edit] Connecticut

• Fundamental Orders (14 January 1639)
• Government of New Haven Colony (1643)
• Charter of Connecticut (1662)

[edit] Delaware

• Charter of Delaware (1701)
• Constitution of Delaware (1776)
• Constitution of Delaware (1897)

[edit] Florida

• Constitution of the State of Florida (1838) - statehood
• Constitution of the State of Florida (1861) - secession
• Constitution of the State of Florida (1865) - reconstruction
• Constitution of the State of Florida (1868) - post-reconstruction
• Constitution of the State of Florida (1885) - pre-modern
• Constitution of the State of Florida (As revised in 1968)

[edit] Georgia

• Charter of Georgia (9 June 1732)
• Georgia State Constitution (1777) (1777)
• Georgia State Constitution (1789) (1789)
• Georgia State Constitution (1798) (1798)
• Georgia State Constitution (1976) (1976)

[edit] Hawaii

• 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
• 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
• 1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
• 1950 Constitution of the State of Hawaii

[edit] Illinois

• Illinois Constitution of 1818 (Aug 1818)
• Constitution of Illinois (1970)

[edit] Indiana

• Indiana Constitution of 1816 (1816)
• Indiana Constitution of 1851 (1851)

[edit] Kansas

• Kansas Constitution (2006)

[edit] Louisiana

• Louisiana State Constitution of 1812
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1845
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1852
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1861
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1864
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1868
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1879
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1913
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1921
• Louisiana State Constitution of 1974

[edit] Maryland

• Charter of Maryland (1632)

[edit] Massachusetts

• Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1780)

[edit] Michigan

• Michigan Constitution of 1835
• Michigan Constitution of 1850
• Michigan Constitution of 1963

[edit] Minnesota

• Constitution of the State of Minnesota (1857)

[edit] Mississippi

• Mississippi Constitution (1890)

[edit] Nebraska

• Nebraska Constitution

[edit] Nevada

• Constitution of Nevada (Incomplete)

[edit] New Hampshire

• Constitution of New Hampshire (January 5, 1776) - First framed constitution of an American Commonwealth
• New Hampshire Constitution (As amended and in force December 1990)

[edit] New Jersey

• Concession and Agreement (1664)
• New Jersey Constitution of 1776
• New Jersey Constitution of 1844
• New Jersey Constitution of 1947

[edit] New York

• New York Constitution of 1777
• New York Constitution of 1821
• New York Constitution of 1846
• New York Constitution of 1894
• New York Constitution of 1938
• New York Constitution as of 2004

[edit] North Carolina

• Watauga Petition

[edit] Ohio

• Ohio Constitution of 1802
• Ohio Constitution of 1851 (Incomplete)

[edit] Oklahoma

• Constitution of Oklahoma

[edit] Pennsylvania

• Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1776)

[edit] South Carolina

• Declaration of the Causes of Secession
• Declaration of Independence

[edit] Tennessee

• Tennessee State Constitution (1870)

[edit] Texas

• Texas Declaration of Independence (1836)
• Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
• Texas Constitution (1876) (Incomplete)

[edit] Virginia

• Charter of Virginia, 1606
• Charter of Virginia, 1609
• Charter of Virginia, 1611
• Constitution of Virginia, 1971 (Incomplete)

[edit] Vermont

• 1777 Constitution of Vermont
• 1786 Constitution of Vermont
• Constitution of the State of Vermont (1793)

[edit] Washington

• Washington State Constitution

[edit] West Virginia

• West Virginia State Constitution

[edit] Wisconsin

• Constitution of Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

• Wyoming Constitution (Incomplete)

[edit] U.S. Territories

[edit] Puerto Rico

• Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (1952)

[edit] The Northern Mariana Islands

• Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976-8)

[edit] Venezuela

• Constitution of Venezuela

[edit] Vietnam

• Vietnamese Declaration of Independence

[edit] Multilateral Constitutions

[edit] African Union

• Constitution of the African Union (2002)

[edit] European Union

• Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) (1992)
• Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004)
• Treaty of Lisbon (2007)

[edit] United Nations

• Charter of the United Nations (1945)

[edit] Uncodified constitutions

Uncodified constitution means that constitutional laws are not all contained in one single document but spread out over several different documents.

[edit] Israel

• Declaration of Independence (Israel) (1948)

[edit] New Zealand

• New Zealand Constitution Act (1986)
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (1990)
• Letters Patent Constituting the Office Of Governor-General Of New Zealand (1983)
• Treaty of Waitangi (1840)
• The Declaration of Independence of the Northern Chiefs (1835)

Proposed amendments:

• Head of state (Referenda) Bill (2001)

[edit] United Kingdom

The Constitution of the United Kingdom is uncodified.

Kingdom of England

• Constitutions of Clarendon (1164)
• Assize of Clarendon (1166)
• Magna Carta
• Titulus Regius (1484)
• Laws in Wales Act 1535
• Petition of Right (1628)
• Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
• Bill of Rights 1689

Interregnum

• An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth (1649)
• Instrument of Government, 1653 (16 December 1653)
• Humble Petition and Advice (1657)
• Additional Petition and Advice (1657)

Kingdom of Scotland

• Declaration of Arbroath (1320) - English and Latin
• Claim of Right (1689)

Kingdom of Great Britain

• Act of Union 1707
• Royal Marriages Act 1772

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

• Parliament Act 1911

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
• Royal and Parliamentary Titles Proclamation 1927
• Scotland Act (1998)
• Commonwealth of Britain Bill (1991)

[edit] Constitutions of former countries

[edit] German Democratic Republic

• Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (adopted 1949, amended 1968)

[edit] Iroquois Confederacy

• The Iroquois Constitution (oral constitution created between 1090 and 1150)

[edit] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• 1918 Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the RSFSR, see Russia
• 1924 Constitution of the USSR
• 1936 Constitution of the USSR
• 1977 Constitution of the USSR

[edit] Zimbabwe-Rhodesia

• Rhodesian Declaration of Independence (1965)

[edit] Constitutions of unrecognized entities

[edit] Sealand

• Constitution of the Principality of Sealand