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Aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
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Zakonopravilo
3 linksThe highest code in the Serbian Orthodox Church, finished in 1219.
The highest code in the Serbian Orthodox Church, finished in 1219.
Today it is considered to be Serbia's first Serbian language church-state Constitution.
Federation
1 linksPolitical entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism).
Political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism).
In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body.
Constitutional amendment
5 linksA constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity.
Montesquieu
4 linksFrench judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
Constitution of India
4 linksSupreme law of India.
Supreme law of India.
It has features of a federation, including a codified, supreme constitution; a three-tier governmental structure (central, state and local); division of powers; bicameralism; and an independent judiciary.
Supermajority
5 linksRequirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.
Requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.
Changes to constitutions, especially those with entrenched clauses, commonly require supermajority support in a legislature.
Apostolic constitution
0 linksMost solemn form of legislation issued by the Pope.
Most solemn form of legislation issued by the Pope.
The use of the term constitution comes from Latin constitutio, which referred to any important law issued by the Roman emperor, and is retained in church documents because of the inheritance that the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church received from Roman law.
French Constitution of 1791
0 linksThe French Constitution of 1791 (Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791) was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Constitutionalism
1 linksLimited by a body of fundamental law".
Limited by a body of fundamental law".
Then in carrying the story forward, he identifies revolutionary declarations and constitutions, documents and judicial decisions of the Confederation period and the formation of the federal Constitution.
Westminster system
5 linksType of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature.
Type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature.
Unlike the uncodified British constitution, most countries that use the Westminster system have codified the system, at least in part, in a written constitution.