Constitutional Law

Constitution of Vietnam

Electronic copy of the 1992 Constitution of Vietnam made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is updated to 2013. There are chapters on the political system and fundamental rights and on the role of the National Assembly, the President and the People’s Courts. 

Constitutional Council of Mozambique

The Constitutional Council was created by the 1990 Constitution and has jurisdiction over constitutional issues concerning laws, elections and political parties. The site has profiles of current and previous judges of the Constitutional Council. There is a full text copy of the 2004 Constitution along with electoral and other laws relevant to the Constitutional Council. Judgements can also be viewed in full. The site can be viewed in Portuguese only.

Constitution of Montenegro

Electronic copy of the 2007 Constitution of Montenegro made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and includes chapters on human rights and liberties, organisation of powers, the economic system, constitutionality and legality and the Constitutional Court. 

Tribunal Constitucional d'Andorra

Website of the Andorran Constitutional Court providing information on the structure and organisation of the Court, with details of current members, and the role of the Court which includes adjudicating on the constitutionality of laws. There is a full text copy of the Constitution, laws relating to the Court and selected legislation and international treaties. Judgements are available back to 1994 in full. The site can be viewed in French and Catalan. There is an English interface providing less content. 

Constitution of Colombia

Electronic copy of the 1991 Colombian Constitution made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is amended up to 2015. There are chapters on fundamental rights, the organisation of the state and the role of the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

Constitution of Mauritius

Electronic copy of the 1968 Mauritian Constitution, amended up to 2016, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be accessed in a range of formats including PDF and HTML. There are chapters covering fundamental rights, the role of the president, parliament, the judicature, the Rodrigues Regional Assembly and other public bodies. 

ConstitutionNet

ConstitutionNet is a project of International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) designed to provide information for constitutional lawyers and practitioners. The site has a selection of FAQs about constitutions and what they can do along with a collection of video ‘primers’ on what constitutions are and how they are made. Country profiles give a history of their constitution and recent news items. Full text publications, arranged thematically, cover topics such as constitutional rights and constitution building.

Global Constitutionalism Seminar

The Global Constitutionalism Seminar is hosted by Yale Law School as part of the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights. This annual programme brings together  Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges from around the world and Yale Law School faculty members. The website provides free access to the seminars’ ebooks back to 2012 in a range of formats (PDF, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3). Each year deals with a particular theme including governments’ authority, sources of law and rights and litigating climate change.

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