Constitutional Law

Constitution of Barbados

Electronic copy of the 1966 Constitution of Barbados 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 2007. There are chapters on citizenship, the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, the role of the Governor-General and the powers and functions of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government. 

Constitution Annotated

Website of the "Constitution Annotated" ("Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation"), a guide to interpretation of the US Constitution, provided by the Library of Congress. The site includes a searchable table of cases, Supreme Court decisions overruled by subsequent decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices and other resources compiled by the Congressional Research Service. A complete, searchable copy of the Constitution is also given on the site. 

Erskine May

The UK Parliament website provides free access to the current edition of Erskine May’s Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament, the preeminent reference book on all aspects of UK parliamentary procedure. The book can be searched by key word, browsed by part and chapter, or accessed via the index.

Constitution of Benin

Electronic copy of the 1990 Constitution of Benin, along with subsequent amendments, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF. There are chapters on the state and sovereignty, rights and duties of the individual and the role of the executive, legislative and judicial powers.

Constitution of Samoa

Electronic copy of the 1962 Constitution of Samoa 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 2013. There are chapters on fundamental rights, the role of the head of state and the executive, legislative and judicial powers.

Constitution of Austria

Electronic copy of the 1920 Constitution of Austria (which was reinstated in 1945) 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 2009. The document describes the powers and functions of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government. It also outlines the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen.

Constitution of the Côte d'Ivoire

Electronic copy of the 2016 Constitution of the Côte d'Ivoire made freely available by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and has sections on the founding principles of the Republic, the functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, the Constitutional Council and the traditional chieftaincy. It also outlines the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen. 

Constitution of Uruguay

Electronic copy of the 1966 Constitution of Uruguay made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution was reinstated in 1985 and this version is amended up to 2004 and can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats. Chapters cover the nation and its sovereignty, rights, duties and guarantees and the functions of government including the legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Constitution of Honduras

An online version of the Constitution of Honduras made freely available on the Political Database of the Americas, hosted by Georgetown University in the United States. The Political Database of the Americas website can be viewed in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese. A full-text version of the Constitution of Honduras from 1982 is available, with reforms from 2005 and 2006. The Constitution is provided in Spanish only with sections on the judicial, legislative and executive branches of the government, and the basic rights and duties of citizens.
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