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This page lists documents relating to the establishment of national independence, fundamental rights and political structures. It is limited to just the text of constitutions. Check the Wikipedia list of national constitutions to find more dates. See also Portal:Constitution.
Codified constitutions
[edit]Afghanistan
[edit]- Constitution of Afghanistan (1923)
- Fundamental Principles of the Government of Afghanistan (1931)
- Fundamental Principles of the Government of Afghanistan (1952)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964)
- Fundamental Principles of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1980)
- Constitution of the Republic of Afghanistan (1987)
- Constitution of the Republic of Afghanistan (1990)
- Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)
Albania
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Albania (1925)
- Fundamental Law of the Kingdom of Albania (1928)
- Fundamental Law of the Kingdom of Albania (1939)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Albania (1946)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Albania (1950)
- Constitution of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1976)
- Law on Major Constitutional Provisions (Albania, 1991)
- Constitution of Albania (1998)
Algeria
[edit]Andorra
[edit]Angola
[edit]Antigua and Barbuda
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Armenia
[edit]Australia
[edit]- The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1901)
- The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act (1942)
- The Australia Act (1986)
New South Wales
[edit]Pre-Federation Constitutional Documents
[edit]- New South Wales Act (1823) (The United Kingdom)
- NSW Constitution Act (1842) (The United Kingdom)
- NSW Constitution Act (1855) (The United Kingdom)
South Australia
[edit]Tasmania
[edit]Victoria
[edit]- Western Australia Act (1829)
- Constitution Act (1889)
Austria
[edit]- Constitutional Act for the Empire of Austria, 25 April 1848 (Pillersdorf Constitution)
- Constitution of the Empire of Austria, 4 March 1849 (March Constitution or Stadion Constitution)
- October Diploma
- February Patent
- Constitution of the Republic of Austria (1920)
- Constitution of the Federal State of Austria (1934)
- Constitution of Austria
Azerbaijan
[edit]The Bahamas
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]- Constitution of the State of Bahrain (1973)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002)
- National Action Charter of Bahrain
Bangladesh
[edit]Barbados
[edit]Belarus
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of Belarus Schema (1996)
Belgium
[edit]Belize
[edit]Benin
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey (1960)
- Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey (1964)
- Fundamental Law of the People's Republic of Benin (1977)
- Constitution of the Republic of Benin (1990)
Bhutan
[edit]Bolivia
[edit]- Constitution of the Bolivian Republic of 1826
- Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia of 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Republika Srpska
[edit]Botswana
[edit]Brazil
[edit]- Constitution of the Empire of Brazil (1824)
- Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1891)
- Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1934)
- Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1937)
- Constitution of the United State of Brazil (1946)
- Constitution of Brazil (1967)
- Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988)
Brunei
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]- Constitution of the Principality of Bulgaria (1879) (Trnovo Constitution)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1947)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1971)
- Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (1991)
Burkina Faso
[edit]- Constitution of Upper Volta (1960)
- Constitution of Upper Volta (1970)
- Constitution of Upper Volta (1977)
- Constitution of Burkina Faso (1991)
Burundi
[edit]Cambodia
[edit]- Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1947)
- Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea
- Constitution of the Popular Republic of Kampuchea (1981)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993)
Cameroon
[edit]- Southern Cameroons (Constitution) Order in Council, 1960
- Constitution of the Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961)
- Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon
Canada
[edit]Cape Verde
[edit]Central African Republic
[edit]Chad
[edit]Chile
[edit]China
[edit]People's Republic of China
[edit]- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1954)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1975)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1978)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1988)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1993)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1999)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (2004)
- Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (2018)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (2018)
- Constitution of the People's Republic of China (Full text of latest edition)
Special Administrative Regions
[edit]- Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997)
- Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383) (1991)
Hong Kong Letters Patent
- Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (1999)
Great Qing
[edit]- Principles of the Constitution (1908)
- Nineteen Articles (1911)
Republic of China
[edit]- Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (1912)
- Draft Constitution of the Republic of China (1913)
- Constitutional Compact (1914)
- Constitution of the Republic of China (1923)
- Constitution of the Republic of China (1925)
- Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (1931)
- Draft Constitution of the Republic of China (1936)
- Constitution of the Republic of China (1947)
- Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion (1972)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1991)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1992)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1994)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1997)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (1999)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2000)
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (2005)
Colombia
[edit]- Constitution of Colombia (1991)
The Comoros
[edit]Congo, Democratic Republic of
[edit]Congo, Republic of
[edit]Costa Rica
[edit]Cook Islands
[edit]Côte d'Ivoire
[edit]Croatia
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (adopted 1990, last amended 2001)
Cuba
[edit]- Constitution of Cuba (1940)
- Constitution of Cuba (adopted 1976, last amended 2002)
Cyprus
[edit]Northern Cyprus
[edit]Czech Republic
[edit]Denmark
[edit]Djibouti
[edit]Dominica
[edit]Dominican Republic
[edit]East Timor
[edit]Ecuador
[edit]Egypt
[edit]- Constitution of Egypt (1971)
- Constitution of Egypt (2012)
- Draft constitution (2013) (English translation; State Information Service, Egypt)
- Constitution of Egypt (2014) (English translation; State Information Service, Egypt)
El Salvador
[edit]Equatorial Guinea
[edit]Eritrea
[edit]Estonia
[edit]- 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
- Constitution of the Estonian Republic (1992)
Eswatini (Swaziland)
[edit]Ethiopia
[edit]Fiji
[edit]Finland
[edit]Past
[edit]France
[edit]Constitutional Bloc
[edit]- Declaration of human and civic rights of 26 August 1789
- Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946
- Constitution of 4 October 1958 (as amended)
- Charter for the Environment of 2004
Past Constitutions
[edit]- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- French Constitution of 1791
- French Constitution of 1793
- Constitution of the Year III (1795)
- Constitution of the Year VIII (1799)
- Organic Senatus-Consultum of 16 Thermidor, Year X (4 August 1802)
- Organic Senatus-Consultum of 28 Floréal, Year XII (1804)
- French Constitutional Charter of 1814
- Additional Act to the Constitutions of the French Empire of 1815 (1815)
- French Constitutional Charter of 1830
- Proclamation by the French Provisional Government (1848)
- French Constitution of 1848
- French Constitution of 1852
- French Senatus-Consultum of November 7, 1852
- French Constitutional Laws of 1875
- French Constitutional Law of 1940
- French Constitution of 1946
- Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
Gabon
[edit]The Gambia
[edit]Georgia
[edit]Abkhazia
[edit]Germany
[edit]- Frankfurt Constitution (1849)
- Constitution of the German Empire (1871)
- Weimar constitution (1919)
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (1949 original and further revisions)
- Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949 original and further revisions)
Bavaria
[edit]- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1808)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1818)
- Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (1919) (Bamberg Constitution)
- Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (1946) (unamended)
- Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (1946) (as amended)
Berlin
[edit]- Constitution of Berlin of 23 November 1995, as amended as of 22 March 2016.
Brandenburg
[edit]- Constitution of Brandenburg (1992)
North Rhine-Westphalia
[edit]Prussia
[edit]- Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia (1848, revised 1850)
- Constitution of the Free State of Prussia (1920)
Ghana
[edit]- Constitution of Ghana (1992)
Greece
[edit]- Greek Declaration of Independence 1822
- Constitution of Greece (1844)
- Constitution of Greece (1864)
- Constitution of Greece (1911)
- Constitution of Greece (1927)
- Constitution of Greece (1952)
- Constitution of Greece (1968)
- Constitution of Greece (1973)
- Constitution of Greece (1975, without amendments)
- Constitution of Greece (1975, last amended 2001)
Grenada
[edit]Guatemala
[edit]Guinea
[edit]Guinea-Bissau
[edit]Guyana
[edit]Haiti
[edit]- Constitution of Saint-Domingue (1801)
- Constitution of Hayti (1805)
- Revision of the Haitian Constitution of 1806 (1816)
- Constitution of Haiti (1987)
Honduras
[edit]Hungary
[edit]Iceland
[edit]India
[edit]- Constitution of India (1949 original)
Indonesia
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945
- Jakarta Charter (also known as the Djakarta Charter)
Pasundan
[edit]Iran
[edit]- "The Bases of the Persian Constitution" in The Persian Revolution of 1905-1909 (1910)
- Consists of
- The Farmán of August 5, 1906
- The Electoral Law of September 9, 1906
- The Fundamental Laws of December 30, 1906
- The Supplementary Fundamental Laws of October 7, 1907
- The New Electoral Law of July 1, 1909
- Consists of
- Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979, last amendment 1989)
Iraq
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Irish Republic
[edit]- Proclamation of the Republic (1916)
- Irish Declaration of Independence (1919)
- Constitution of Dáil Éireann (1919)
- Message to the Free Nations of the World (1919)
- Democratic Programme (1919)
Irish Free State
[edit]- Constitution of the Irish Free State (consolidated text)
- Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922
- Irish Free State Constitution Act, 1922
Ireland
[edit]- Constitution of Ireland (original text) (1937)
- Constitution of Ireland (1937, last amended 2018)
- Transitory Provisions of the Constitution of Ireland (1937, last amended 1941)
Italy
[edit]- Statuto Albertino (written in 1848, adopted in 1861)
- Constitution of Italy (written in 1947, adopted in 1948)
Fiume
[edit]- Constitution of Fiume or Carnaro (1920)
Jamaica
[edit]Japan
[edit]Jordan
[edit]- Constitution of Jordan (1952)
Kazakhstan
[edit]Kenya
[edit]Kiribati
[edit]Korea, North
[edit]- Constitution of North Korea (1948)
- Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972)
- Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1992)
- Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998)
- Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2012)
- Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2016)
- Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2019)
- Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2023)
Korea, South
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1948)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1952)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1954)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (June 1960)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (November 1960)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1969)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1980)
- Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1987)
Kosovo
[edit]Kuwait
[edit]Kyrgyzstan
[edit]Laos
[edit]Latvia
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]Lesotho
[edit]Liberia
[edit]Libya
[edit]Liechtenstein
[edit]Lithuania
[edit]Luxembourg
[edit]North Macedonia
[edit]- The first Constitution of Macedonia - Kresna 1878
- Krushevo Manifesto (1903)
- Constitution of Macedonia
- Translation:Declaration of Sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1991)
- Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia (2019)
Madagascar
[edit]Malawi
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]Maldives
[edit]Mali
[edit]Malta
[edit]Marshall Islands
[edit]Mauritania
[edit]Mauritius
[edit]Mexico
[edit]- Provisional Political Regulation of the Mexican Empire (1822)
- Constitution of Mexico (1824)
- Constitution of Mexico (1857)
- Provisional Statute of the Mexican Empire (1865)
- Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (unamended)
Micronesia, Federated States of
[edit]- Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Constitution of the State of Chuuk
- Constitution of the State of Kosrae
- Constitution of the State of Pohnpei
- Constitution of the State of Yap
Moldova
[edit]Transnistria
[edit]- Constitution of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (1995, last amended 2000)
Monaco
[edit]Mongolia
[edit]Montenegro
[edit]Morocco
[edit]Mozambique
[edit]Myanmar
[edit]- Constitution of Burma (1943), enacted by the Japanese-controlled State of Burma
- Constitution of the Union of Burma (1948)
- Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974)
- Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)
Namibia
[edit]- Constitution of Namibia (1990)
Nauru
[edit]Nepal
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Nicaragua
[edit]Niger
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Niue
[edit]Norway
[edit]- The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, original of 17. May 1814
- The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, as amended 2007
Oman
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]Palau
[edit]Palestine
[edit]- Constitution of Palestine of 1968
- Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988)
- Constitution of Palestine of 1994
- Constitution of Palestine of 1996
- Constitution of Palestine (2003)
Panama
[edit]Papua New Guinea
[edit]- Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (incorporated up to Amendment 22)
Paraguay
[edit]Peru
[edit]The Philippines
[edit]- Provisional Constitution of the Philippines (1897)
- 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)
Poland
[edit]- New Constitution of the Government of Poland, Established by the Revolution, the Third of May, 1791
- Constitution of May 3, 1791 (Translated by Christopher Kasparek)
- Constitutional Charter of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
- March Constitution of Poland (1921)
- April Constitution of Poland (1935)
- Small Constitution of 1947
- July Constitution of Poland (1952)
- Small Constitution of 1992
- Constitution of the Republic of Poland (1997)
Portugal
[edit]Qatar
[edit]Romania
[edit]- Constitution of Romania (1866)
- Constitution of Romania (1923)
- Constitution of Romania (1938)
- Constitution of Romania (1948)
- Constitution of Romania (1952)
- Constitution of Romania (1965)
- Constitution of Romania (1991)
- Constitution of Romania (2003)
Russia
[edit]- Resolution on the form of government of Russia
- 1918 Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the RSFSR
- Constitution of the Russian Federation
Rwanda
[edit]Saint Kitts and Nevis
[edit]Saint Lucia
[edit]Samoa
[edit]São Tomé and Príncipe
[edit]Saudi Arabia
[edit]Senegal
[edit]Serbia
[edit]- Constitution of the Principality of Serbia (1869)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Serbia (1888)
- Constitution of the Kingdom of Serbia (1901)
- Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro (2003)
- Constitution of Serbia (2006)
Seychelles
[edit]Sierra Leone
[edit]Singapore
[edit]Slovakia
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]Solomon Islands
[edit]Somalia
[edit]Somaliland
[edit]South Africa
[edit]South Sudan
[edit]Spain
[edit]- Spanish Constitution of 1808
- Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1812)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1837)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1845)
- Spanish Constitution of 1869
- Draft Federal Constitution of the Spanish Republic (1873)
- Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy (1876)
- Constitution of the Spanish Republic (1931)
- Spanish Constitution of 1978
Sri Lanka
[edit]Sudan
[edit]Suriname
[edit]Sweden
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]- Foedus pactum (1291)
- Swiss Constitution (1999, last amended 2002)
Syria
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]Tajikistan
[edit]Tanzania
[edit]Thailand
[edit]Togo
[edit]- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1961)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1963)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1979-80)
- Constitution of the Togolese Republic (1992)
Tonga
[edit]- Constitution of Tonga (1875)
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]- Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (2000)
Tunisia
[edit]Turkey
[edit]- Constitution of the Ottoman Empire (1876)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1921)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1924)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1945)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1961)
- Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (2004)
Turkmenistan
[edit]Tuvalu
[edit]Uganda
[edit]- Constitution of Uganda (1962)
- Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1967)
- Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995)
Ukraine
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]United States
[edit]Uruguay
[edit]Uzbekistan
[edit]Vanuatu
[edit]Venezuela
[edit]- Federal Constitution for the States of Venezuela (1811)
- Political Constitution of the State of Venezuela (1819)
- Constitution of the State of Venezuela (1830)
- Constitution of Venezuela (1857)
- Constitution of Venezuela (1858)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1864)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1874)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1881)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1891)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1893)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1901)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1904)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1909)
- Venezuelan Provisional Constitutional Statute (1914)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1914)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1925)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1928)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1929)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1931)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1936)
- Constitution of the United States of Venezuela (1947)
- Act of Constitution of the Provisional Government of the United States of Venezuela, 24 November 1948
- Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela (1953)
- Constitution of the Republic of Venezuela (1961)
- Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999)
Vietnam
[edit]- Vietnamese Declaration of Independence (1945)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1946)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1980)
- Constitution of Vietnam (1992)
- Constitution of Vietnam (2001)
- Constitution of Vietnam (2013)
North Vietnam
[edit]South Vietnam
[edit]Yemen
[edit]- Constitution of Yemen (1962)
- Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971)
- Provisional Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic (1974)
- Constitution of the Republic of Yemen (1991)
Zambia
[edit]Zimbabwe
[edit]- Constitution of Rhodesia (1969)
- Constitution of Zimbabwe (1979)
- Constitution of Zimbabwe (22 May 2013)
Multilateral Constitutions
[edit]African Union
[edit]European Union
[edit]- Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) (1992)
- Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004)
- Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Union of South American Nations
[edit]United Nations
[edit]Uncodified constitutions
[edit]Uncodified constitution means that constitutional laws are not all contained in one single document but spread out over several different documents.
Israel
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]- 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:
United Kingdom
[edit]Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
[edit]Gibraltar
[edit]Sark
[edit]- Sark Letters Patent of 1565
- Sark Letters Patent of 1611
- Suspension of the Sark Court and Institution of the Office of Seneschal by Order in Council in 1675
- Reform (Sark) Law 1951
- Reform (Amendment) (Sark) Law 1981
Turks and Caicos Islands
[edit]Constitutions of former countries
[edit]Confederate States
[edit]- Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America (8 February 1861)
- Constitution of the Confederate States of America (signed 11 March 1861; ratified 29 March 1861)
Czechoslovakia
[edit]- Constitution of the Czechoslovak Republic (1920)
- Constitution of the Czechoslovak Republic (1948)
- Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960)
German Democratic Republic
[edit]- Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (adopted 1949, amended 1968)
Iroquois Confederacy
[edit]- The Iroquois Constitution (oral constitution created between 1090 and 1150)
Senegambia
[edit]Republic of Texas
[edit]Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
[edit]- 1918 Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the RSFSR, see Russia
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1924)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1936)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, Unamended)
- Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, Fully amended)
Yugoslavia
[edit]- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1921)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1931)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1946)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1953)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1963)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1974)
- Constitution of Yugoslavia (1992)
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
[edit]Constitutions of unrecognized entities
[edit]Sealand
[edit]About constitutions
[edit]- "Constitution of the United States," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)