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Constitution of the Portuguese Republic

Seventh Revision – 2005 PREAMBLE On the 25th of April 1974 the Armed Forces Movement crowned the long years of resistance and reflected the deepest feelings of the Portuguese people by overthrowing the fascist regime. Freeing Portugal from dictatorship, oppression and colonialism was a revolutionary change and the beginning of an historic turning point for […]

Constitution of Finland

{ Adopted on: 11 June 1999 } { In force since: 1 March 2000 } { ICL Document Status: 1 Jan 2000 } Chapter 1 Fundamental provisions Section 1 The Constitution (1) Finland is a sovereign republic. (2) The constitution of Finland is established in this constitutional act. The constitution shall guarantee the inviolability of […]

Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

2008 CHAPTER 1 Fundamental rights Article 1 All persons in the Netherlands shall be treated equally in equal circumstances. Discrimination on the grounds of religion, belief, political opinion, race or sex or on any other grounds whatsoever shall not be permitted. Article 2 1- Dutch nationality shall be regulated by Act of Parliament. 2- The […]

Constitution of Norway

The Constitution, as laid down on 17 May 1814 by the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll and subsequently amended, most recently in May 2014 A Form of Government Article 1 The Kingdom of Norway is a free, independent, indivisible and inalienable realm. Its form of government is a limited and hereditary monarchy. Article 2 Our values […]

Constitution of the Kingdom of Sweden

Chapter 1 Basic Principles Article 1 (1) All public power in Sweden proceeds from the people. (2) Swedish democracy is founded on freedom of opinion and on universal and equal suffrage. It shall be realized through a representative and parliamentary polity and through local self-government. (3) Public power shall be exercised under the law. Article […]

Constitution of Switzerland

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 18 April 1999 (Status as of 18 May 2014) Preamble In the name of Almighty God! The Swiss People and the Cantons, mindful of their responsibility towards creation, resolved to renew their alliance so as to strengthen liberty, democracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and […]

Constitution of the Republic of Poland

2nd APRIL, 1997 Having regard for the existence and future of our Homeland, Which recovered, in 1989, the possibility of a sovereign and democratic determination of its fate, We, the Polish Nation – all citizens of the Republic, Both those who believe in God as the source of truth, justice, good and beauty, As well […]

Constitution of Italy

Adopted Dec. 22, 1947 Effective Jan. 1, 1948 Updated as of Apr. 29, 2014 [Part 0] Fundamental Principles Article 1 [Form of State] (1) Italy is a democratic republic based on labor. (2) The sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it in the forms and limits of the constitution. Article 2 [Human Rights] The […]

The Basic Laws of Israel

NOTE – Israel is governed by The Basic Laws instead of a Constitution. Basic Law: The President of the State June 25, 1964 Status 1- A President shall stand at the head of the State. Place of residence. 2- The place of residence of the President of the State shall be Jerusalem. Election and period […]

Constitution of Belgium

Coordinated text of 14 February 1994 (last updated 8 May 2007) Title I On Federal Belgium, its components and its territory. Article 1 Belgium is a Federal State made up of communities and regions. Art. 2 Belgium is made up of three communities: The French Community, the Flemish Community and the German Community. Art. 3 […]

Constitution of Denmark

1953 Part I 1- This Constitution Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. 2- The form of government shall be that of a constitutional monarchy. The Royal Power shall be inherited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Succession to the Throne Act, 27th March, 1953. 3- […]

Constitution of Austria

Adopted 1930, Amended up to 2014 Chapter I General Provisions. European Union A- General Provisions Art. 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Art. 2. (1) Austria is a federal state. (2) The Federal State is composed of the autonomous provinces of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, […]

The Falkland Islands Constitution Order

Made – – – – 5th November 2008 Laid before Parliament 12th November 2008 Coming into force in accordance with section 1(3) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of November 2008 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by the British […]

Constitution of Suriname

1987 (with reforms of 1992) Preamble WE, THE PEOPLE OF SURINAME, inspired by the love for this Country and the belief in the power of the Almighty and guided by the centuries-long struggle of our people against colonialism, which was terminated by the establishment of the Republic of Suriname on 25 November 1975, taking the […]

Constitution of Guyana

1980 with 1996 reforms ACT NO. 2 OF 1980 CONSTITUTION OF THE CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA ACT 1980 I assent, A. Chung, President. 20th February, 1980. SCHEDULE AN ACT to enact a new Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, to repeal the Guyana Independence Act 1966, the Guyana Independence Order 1966, and the existing […]

Constitution of Uruguay

Adopted 1966, Reinstated in 1985, Amended through 2004 SECTION I: The Nation and Its Sovereignty Chapter I Article 1 The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the political association of all inhabitants included within its territory. Article 2 It is and always shall be free and independent of any foreign power. Article 3 It shall never […]

Constitution of the Dominican Republic

2010 Preamble We, representatives of the Dominican people, free and democratically elected, gathered in the National Revisory Assembly; invoking the name of God; guided by the ideology of our Fathers of the Fatherland, Juan Pablo Duarte, Matias Ramon Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez, and the heroes of the Restoration that established a free, independent, […]

Constitution of Haiti

1987 PREAMBLE The Haitian people proclaim this constitution in order to: Ensure their inalienable and imprescriptible rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; in conformity with the Act of Independence of 1804 and the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1948. Constitute a socially just, economically free, and politically independent Haitian […]

The Constitution of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1973 No. 1080 CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC TERRITORIES The Bahamas Independence Order 1973 Made: 20th June 1973 Laid Before Parliament: 26th June 1973 Coming into Operation: 10th July 1973 At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 20th day of June 1973 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, by virtue […]

Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica

Preamble We, the Representatives of the people of Costa Rica, freely elected members to the National Constitutional Assembly, invoking the name of God and reaffirming our faith in democracy, decree and enact the following: TITLE I THE REPUBLIC ARTICLE 1- Costa Rica is a free and independent democratic Republic. ARTICLE 2- Sovereignty resides exclusively in the Nation. […]

Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua

Published in Managua on January 9, 1987, Updated as of December 19, 2005 The President of the Republic He informs the people of Nicaragua to the Constituent National Assembly has consulted with the people, discussed and approved the following: PREAMBLE WE, Representatives of the people of Nicaragua, gathered in Constituent National Assembly, RECALLING the struggle […]

Constitution of Paraguay

1992 with Amendments through 2011 Preamble The Paraguayan People, through their legitimate representatives meeting in Constituent National Convention, invoking God, recognizing human dignity in order to assure liberty, equality and justice; reaffirming the principles of republican, representative, participative and pluralistic democracy, ratifying the national sovereignty and independence, and integrating the international community, sanctions and promulgates […]

The Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July, 1962 Present, THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in that behalf by subsection (1) of section 5 of the West Indies Act, 1962 or otherwise in Her vested, is pleased, by and with […]

Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile

Update: July 2012 CHAPTER I INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS Article I All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The family is the fundamental nucleus of the society. The State recognizes and e powers the intermediate groups through which society organizes and structures itself and guarantees them adequate autonomy in order to achieve their […]

Political Constitution of Plurinational State of Bolivia

February 7, 2009 Preamble In immemorial times mountains were raised, moved rivers, lakes were formed. Our Amazon, our flatlands, our highlands and our plains and valleys were covered with flowers and greeneries. We populate this sacred Mother Earth with different faces, since then we understood the existing plurality of all things and our diversity as […]

Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador

1983, as amended 2003 TITLE I SOLE CHAPTER THE HUMAN PERSON AND THE ENDS OF THE STATE Article 1 El Salvador recognizes the human person as the origin and the end of the activity of the State, which is organized to attain justice, judicial security, and the common good. In that same manner, it recognizes […]

Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

PREAMBLE We women and men, the sovereign people of Ecuador RECOGNIZING our age-old roots, wrought by women and men from various peoples, CELEBRATING nature, the Pacha Mama (Mother Earth), of which we are a part and which is vital to our existence, INVOKING the name of God and recognizing our diverse forms of religion and […]

Constitution of the Republic of Cuba

Adopted Feb. 24, 1976, Amended June 26, 1978, July 12, 1992, June 26, 2002 Preamble We, cuban citizens, heirs and continuators of the creative work and the traditions of combativity, firmness, heroism and sacrifice fostered by our ancestors: by the Indians who preferred extermination to submission; by the slaves who rebelled against their masters; by […]

Constitution of Panama

Adopted 1972, Amended through 2004 Preamble With the ultimate purpose to strengthen the Nation; to guarantee the freedom, ensure democracy and institutional stability, exalt human dignity, promote social justice, general welfare, regional integration and invoking the protection of God, we decree the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama. TITLE I: THE PANAMANIAN STATE Article […]

Constitution of Colombia

1991 PREAMBLE THE PEOPLE OF COLOMBIA, In the exercise of their sovereign power, represented by their delegates to the National Constituent Assembly, invoking the protection of God, and in order to strengthen the unity of the nation and ensure its members life, peaceful coexistence, work, justice, equality, knowledge, freedom, and peace within a legal, democratic, […]