Constitutional Law

Project on Government Secrecy

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.

International IDEA

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.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia

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.

Constitutional Court of Mongolia

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.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia

Official website of the Macedonian Constitutional Court (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). The site provides background and historical information about the Court and an outline of its composition and competencies. A full-text copy of the Constitution is also available online along with the rules of procedure and profiles of the judges. A selection of the most important decisions are provided on the site. The site can be viewed in English or Macedonian.

Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan

Official website of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan, the body with responsibility for ensuring supremacy and control of the Constitution in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The site gives background and historical information on the establishment and functions of the Constitutional Council. Decisions of the Council are available in English. An English translation of the Constitution of Kazakhstan is provided, together with translations of laws and regulations. The site can be viewed in Kazakh, Russian or English.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea

Official website of the South Korean Constitutional Court established by the Constitution in 1988 to protect people's fundamental rights and check governmental powers. The site gives profiles of the justices and background information on the history and organisation of the court. There is a guide to the jurisdiction of the court which covers impeachment, dissolution of political parties, competence disputes relating to governmental bodies and constitutional complaints brought by individuals.

Staatsgerichtshof Des Fürstentums Liechtenstein

Official Website of the Liechtenstein State Court, which is a constitutional court and final court of appeal. The site has information about the President, Vice president, judges and deputies of the Court. There is background information on the function and history of the State Court and a copy of the Constitutional Court Act 2003. Other information includes a bibliography of selected writings on the Liechtenstein State Court and a page of links to other Liechtenstein Websites. The site can be viewed in German, or in an English version which is not quite the same.

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