Electronic copy of the 1997 Constitution of Eritrea made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The document sets out the functions and powers of the main branches of government including the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. It also addresses the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state and establishes the fundamental rights of citizens in the region.
This site contains the full text of the Angolan Constitution, as adopted by the People's Republic of Angola in August 1992. The document is provided by International Constitutional Law (ICL) at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The Constitution covers the nature of the executive and judiciary functions of government in Angola, the relationship between the individual and the state and the rights and duties of citizens.
English translation of the 1976 Constitution of Algeria, as amended to 1996, provided by the International Constitutional Law (ICL) project at the University of Bern. The ICL site also provides a timeline of Algerian constitutional developments.
This site contains the full-text of an article by Jason J. Vicente which was published in 1998 by the Cato Institute, an independent US based public policy institute. It traces the constitutional and historical origins of the process of impeachment in the United States and then discusses its use in practical situations. These include the case of Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. Consideration is also given as to whether impeachment might occur in relation to Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky case . Users should note that this article is only offered in PDF.
International Constitutional Law (ICL) provides English translations of constitutional documents from many countries of the world. Documents are cross-referenced to enable comparison of constitutional provisions. The site is edited by Professor Axel Tschentscher, LL.M of the University of Bern in Switzerland and details are given of other contributors. The site provides online constitutions, background and historical information for a number of countries along with more limited information other countries.
The Project on Government Secrecy has been set up by the Federation of American Scientists to challenge excessive government secrecy and to promote public oversight and Freedom of Information in the USA. The site provides details of the project and campaign successes. There is access to a government secrecy blog, Bush administration secrecy blog, declassification strategies, delcassified US government documents and other FOIA resources.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the growth of democracy worldwide. It is based in Sweden and has offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The website has background information its work and details of databases, networks and publications. Sections of the site cover work in the areas of electoral processes, political parties, constitution building, democracy and gender, state of democracy and democracy and conflict.
The International Association of Constitutional Law is a forum for the exchange of knowledge about the development and understanding of constitutional systems worldwide. Its website gives details of its research and events and has a blog on global constitutional law issues. The site can be viewed in both English and French.
Official website of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. The site includes the full text of the Armenian Constitution and the Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Constitutional Court. There is a list of Court members and references are given to decisions from 1996 onwards. A few decisions can be viewed in full. There is an e-library of legal materials, including reports, articles and documents, provided on the site in Russian, Armenian and French. A small number of documents can be viewed in English. The site can be viewed in Russian, English and Armenian.
Official website of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia (also known as the Constitutional Tsets). The site has background information about the Court including profiles of members and information on the roles and functions of the Court. Decisions of the court can be searched or borwsed on the site. The site is available in Mongolian with an English interface.
