Legislation

NHGRI Policy and Legislation Database

This part of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) website provides free access to United States legal materials relating to genetic research. The database includes federal and state laws and statutes, federal legislative materials and federal administrative and executive materials. Topics covered include patenting, discrimination, genetic testing and counselling and privacy of genetic information. Content can be searched for by type, topic or source. There is also a clickable map which can be used to select state materials.

Constitution of India

Full text online copy of the 1949 Constitution of India, amended up to 2019, and made freely available on the Indian government portal. The full text is provided in PDF and the document includes sections on the functions and powers of the main branches of government, including the executive, legislative and the judiciary. It also sets out the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen in India.

Constitution of Italy

English version of the Italian Constitution of 1948, incorporating amendments made up to 2014, provided by the International Constitutional Law (ICL) Project at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The ICL site also offers constitutional background information and brief historical and news items. The Constitution describes the functions and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. It also provides details of the civil rights and duties of the individual citizen.

Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand

The 2007 Thai Constitution is available on the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) website. AsianLII is a cooperative legal information initiative led by the Australasian Legal Information Institute. The Constitution has chapters dealing with the role of the King, the rights and duties of citizens, the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers, the courts and local government.

Constitution of Tajikistan

Electronic copy of the 1994 Tajikistan 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 2003. The document sets out the rights and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government in the region. It also details the individual rights of the citizen.

Constitution of South Korea

This site contains the full text of the 1948 Constitution of South Korea as amended up to 1987. It also offers a brief political history of the region with dates of past amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution sets out the functions and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government in the region. It also describes the rights and duties of the individual citizen.

Constitution of Mauritania

The Mauritanian Constitution of 1991, provided by the International Constitutional Law (ICL) Project at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The document sets out the functions and powers of the main branches of government, including the judiciary, executive and legislative bodies. It also details the rights of individual citizens.

Constitution of Mongolia

Site containing the full text of the Constitution of Mongolia as adopted in 1992 and made freely available by International Constitutional Law (ICL) at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The Constitution details the structure of the state, the role and powers of the main branches of government including the legislature, executive and judiciary, regional government and the Constitutional Court. It also sets out the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen within the region.

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