Wikisource Constitution of the Empire of Japan More footnotes date May 2010 Politics of Japan The Nihongo Constitution of the Empire of Japan Ky jitai Shinjitai Dai Nippon Teikoku Kenp , known informally as the Nihongo Meiji Constitution Meiji Kenp , was the organic law of the Empire ... of the Western world. The immediate consequence of the Constitution was the opening of the first ... Constitution established clear limits to the power of the executive branch and the Absolute monarchy ... were left with the task of interpretation as to whether the Meiji Constitution could be used to justify ... the government of the Empire of Japan. The Meiji Constitution was used as a model for the 1931 Ethiopian Constitution by the Ethiopian intellectual Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam . This was one ... of Japan was deprived of sovereignty by the Allies of World War II Allies , and the Meiji Constitution was suspended. During the Occupation of Japan , the Meiji Constitution was replaced by a new document, the postwar Constitution of Japan , which replaced the imperial rule with a form of Western style liberal democracy . Image Kenpohapu chikanobu.jpg thumb right 300px Meiji Constitution promulgation by Toyohara Chikanobu History Background Prior to the adoption of the Meiji Constitution, Japan had in practice no written constitution . Originally, a Chinese inspired legal system and constitution ... . The idea of a written constitution had been a subject of heated debate within and without the government ... national assembly , and the promulgation of a constitution. Drafting On October 21, 1881, It ... States Constitution was rejected as too liberal and the Great Britain British system as being ... in 1888 to evaluate the forthcoming constitution, and to advise Emperor Meiji. The draft committee ... yatoi gaikokujin foreign advisors , in particular the German legal scholars Rudolf von Gneist and Lorenz ... Meiji in April 1888. The Meiji Constitution was drafted in secret by the committee, without public debate ... more details
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The Kremsier Constitution or Kremsier Draft German language German lang de Kremsierer Verfassungsentwurf or lang de Kremsierer Entwurf was a draft constitution of the Austrian Empire drafted by the Kremsier Parliament from October 1848 to early March 1849. ref cite book title Diglossia and Power Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire last Schjerve first Rosita Rindler year 2003 page 75 series Language, Power, and Social Process volume 9 publisher Walter de Gruyter location Berlin isbn 978 3 11 017654 4 url http books.google.com books?id JOTFCTYSjicC&pg PA75 ref harv ref The Kremsier Parliament had moved from Vienna to Kremsier after the failed Vienna Uprising . It was preempted by the imposed March Constitution of Austria March Constitution within days of its publication. References reflist Austria hist stub Category Legal history of Austria Category Revolutions of 1848 Category 1849 in Austria Category Defunct constitutions cs Krom sk stava de Kremsierer Entwurf ... more details
More footnotes date April 2009 The present Constitution of the State of Kansas was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution to distinguish it from three proposed constitutions that preceded it. The Wyandotte Constitution was drawn up at Wyandotte now part of Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City in July 1859 , and was the fourth constitution voted on by the people of Kansas Territory , as the battle between proslavery and antislavery forces during the Bleeding Kansas era spread to the debate over the terms of the new state s charter. Adoption The Wyandotte Constitution was approved in a referendum by a vote of 10,421 to 5,530 on October 4, 1859. In April, 1860, the United States House of Representatives voted 134 to 73 to admit Kansas under the Wyandotte Constitution however, there was resistance in the United States Senate. As slave states secede d from the Union, their senators left their seats and on January 21, 1861, the Senate passed the Kansas bill. The admission of Kansas as a free state became effective January 29, 1861. Terms The constitution settled the terms of Kansas admission ... 2 September 2011. ref The constitution represented a pragmatic compromise over hotly contested ... proposed state constitutions were the Topeka Constitution of 1855, the Lecompton Constitution of 1857 and the Leavenworth Constitution of 1858. Amended many times including a universal suffrage amendment in 1912 , the Wyandotte constitution is still the wikisource Kansas Constitutionconstitution ... citizens, do ordain and establish the Constitution of the State of Kansas, with the following boundaries ... seventh parallel of north latitude crosses the same thence running west on said parallel to the 25th meridian west from Washington twenty fifth meridian of longitude west from Washington thence north on said meridian to the 40th parallel north fortieth parallel of north latitude thence east on said ... Constitution ... more details
The Constitution of Hesse , signed on the December 1, 1946, is the constitution of the German state of Hesse . Origins A committee was formed for the preparation of the draft constitution and made up of 12 participants from each party. Participants of the advisory state committee German Beratenden Landesausschusses February 26 July 14, 1946 http starweb.hessen.de tabellen blaabgeordnete.pdf were, among others, Walter Fisch and Eleonore Wolf. On June 30, 1946 elections were held for the state constitutional convention Ger verfassungsberatenden Landesversammlung . Out of a total election turnout of 71 , the Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party SPD got 44.3 of the delegates, the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian Democratic Union CDU 37.3 , the Communist Party of Germany Communist Party KPD 9.7 and the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany Liberal Democratic Party LDP got 6 . There were 51 participants at the state constitutional convention July 15 November 30, 1946. List http starweb.hessen.de tabellen vlvabgeordnete.pdf Other people involved in the development of the Hesse Constitution Dr. Valentin Heckert. Drafted as assistant secretary of state Ger. Ministerialdirektor for the production of a draft of the new constitution. He got involved with, among ... of the German daily, Frankfurter Rundschau . The state convention adopted the historic Hesse Constitutional Compromise on September 30, 1946. On December 1, 1946, the Hesse Constitution took effect by popular vote as the first German postwar constitution, with 76.4 for the entire constitution and 72 ... of historical events under Naziism, the social aspects of the constitution went much further than they did .... Although the pertinent passage has not been struck from the constitution even to the present day, it is no longer ... Republic of Germany Federal constitution . The same goes for lockout, which is unlawful according to the Hesse constitution. External links http www.documentArchiv.de nzjh verfhessen.html ... more details
by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , on the east by 17th St NW, on the north by Constitution Avenue ...File Constitution gardens.jpg thumb right Constitution Gardens Image Constitution gardens satellite image.jpg thumb United States Geological Survey USGS satellite image of Constitution Gardens, located north of the reflecting pool, northeast of the Lincoln Memorial 1 on the image , east of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 2 on the image , and northwest of the National World War II Memorial 3 on the image . File Constitution Gardens Washington, DC.jpg thumb East side of the Constitution Gardens Constitution Gardens is a park area in Washington, D.C. , United States , located within the boundaries of the National Mall . ref Citation title Foundation Statement for the National Mall and Pennsylvania ... 2 40 W type landmark display title Constitution Gardens has a small pond, which contains an island open to pedestrians. The land that became Constitution Gardens was originally submerged beneath the Potomac ... on the land, and in 1976, Constitution Gardens was finally dedicated as a living legacy American ... Wall was also dedicated within Constitution Gardens. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the park a living legacy tribute to the United States ConstitutionConstitution on September 17, 1986 in honor of the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, one year after that date. From March 17 to March 19, 2003, Constitution Gardens was the site of a bizarre standoff between federal police and a disgruntled .... As home to famous monuments, Constitution Gardens continues to have millions of visitors every ... Park Service . References references External links Commons cat Constitution Gardens http www.nps.gov coga Constitution Gardens , National Park Service http www.nationalmall.org sites subpage gardens.php Trust for the National Mall Constitution Gardens Category Buildings and structures demolished ... fr Constitution Gardens he pt Constitution Gardens ... more details
Format footnotes date September 2011 Merge from The Constitution Project s Guantanamo Task Force discuss Talk Constitution Project Merger proposal date February 2011 Infobox Organization name The Constitution Project image border Constitution Project Logo.jpg caption Constitution Project Logo formation ... div The Constitution Project is an Non profit organizations non profit think tank in the United States that builds bipartisan consensus on significant United States Constitution constitutional and legal questions. Founded and led by Virginia Sloan , the Constitution Project s work is divided between ... index.cfm The Constitution Project Our Work ref Rule of Law Program The Rule of Law Program addresses ...?categoryId 3 The Constitution Project Liberty and Security Committee Members ref The Committee is convened ...?categoryId 3 The Constitution Project Liberty and Security Committee ref Members of the Committee ... pdf Kay German Abusing the Secrets Shield.pdf state secrets privilege , http www.constitutionproject.org ... www.constitutionproject.org pdf Sessions German Commentary Cameras Alone1.pdf public video surveillance ... of the Initiative on those issues. Enemy combatant Enemy Combatants The Constitution ...?categoryId 3 The Constitution Project Liberty and Security Committee Resources ref Legal Briefs Rumsfeld ... of Appeals for the Second Circuit The Constitution Project, with the Cato Institute , the http www.cnss.org ... Jos Padilla . Rumsfeld v. Padilla Padilla v. Rumsfeld , Supreme Court of the United States The Constitution ... States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The Constitution ... prisoner Jos Padilla . Hamdan v. Rumsfeld , Supreme Court of the United States The Constitution ... Circuit US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The Constitution Project, with the http www.cnss.org ... Court of the United States The Constitution Project filed an http www.constitutionproject.org pdf Rahmani ... of Columbia Circuit US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit The Constitution Project filed ... more details
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the existence of the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945. Gerhard Ansch tz 1867 1948 , a noted German teacher of constitutional law, was the leading commentator of the Weimar Constitution. The constitution s title was the same as the Constitution of the German Empire that preceded it. The German ... of Germany 1949 constitution . Origin Following the end of World War I , a German National Assembly gathered in the town of Weimar , in the state of Thuringia , in January 1919 to write a constitution ... to adopt the Weimar Constitution. The Republic s first President of Germany President , Friedrich Ebert , signed the new Germanconstitution into law on August 11, 1919. The first article of the constitution ... of the earlier The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states constitution of 1848 . Section 1 The Individual ... German Reich chancellor . see Reichstag Fire . Even without these flaws, the Weimar Constitution ... of German civil government, and this established that the constitution no longer held any legal force. The 1949 Constitution of the German Democratic Republic contained many passages that were ..., 137, 138, 139 and 141 of the GermanConstitution of 11 August 1919 shall be an integral part of this Basic ... of the German Reich Weimar constitution of 11 August 1919, in full text The portion ... right 210px The Weimar Constitution in booklet form. The constitution itself required that it be provided to school children at the time of their graduation. The Constitution of the German Reich lang de Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs , usually known as the Weimar Constitution Weimarer Verfassung was the constitution that governed Germany during the Weimar Republic 1919 1933 . The constitution ... 1919 1945 president and Reichstag Weimar Republic parliament . The constitution was drafted ... to prohibit the incorporation of post Austro Hungarian dissolution German Austria into the nascent German republic, saying it was a contradiction of the Wilsonian principle of self determination of peoples ... more details
Small Constitution or Little Constitution , lang pl Ma a Konstytucja can refer to three constitution s of Poland Small Constitution of 1919 Small Constitution of 1947 Small Constitution of 1992 disambig pl Ma a Konstytucja ... more details
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Politics of Hamburg The Constitution of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg German Verfassung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg is the basic governing document of the Germany German city state of Hamburg . It was approved on 6 June 1952. It is the fourth constitution that the state has had, consists ... isbn 9783831901371 language German page 39 ref The first constitution was established on 28 September ... date July 2009 Erich and Martin Verg considered a document called History of Hamburg First constitution the first Reze of 1410 as the first constitution of Hamburg, although it has had no democratically ..., e.g. only male could vote. On 13 October 1879 a new constitution Verfassung der freien und Hansestadt ... language German ref After the World War I First World War in 1919 in the parliamentary Weimar Republic , the Hamburg Parliament ratified a temporary constitution Gesetz ber die Vorl ufige Staatsgewalt and a constitution Verfassung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg was formally approved in 1921. ref ... Hamburg date 1921 01 07 accessdate 2009 07 25 publisher verfassungen.de language German ref Nazi Germany The constitution of 1952 was ratified by the Hamburg Parliament . Content The constitution ... and the trade city to enter it into the preamble of the constitution as follows The preamble of the constitution of Hamburg points out the close relationship between port and city with regard to their development ..., allocated by its history and location, to perform for the German people. In the spirit of peace ... and Bremen state Bremen the constitution does not separate between state Land and local communal ... Because the constitution was approved in 1959, after the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ..., structure and function of the government in Germany and legal also for the German states federal law ... or Minister President minister president . Amendments The constitution has been amended 13 times since ... Germanysubconstitutions Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Constitution Of Hamburg Category ... more details
Constitution Hill may refer to Constitution Hill, New South Wales , Australia Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth Constitution Hill, Birmingham Constitution Hill, London Townhill, Swansea Constitution Hill Constitution Hill , Swansea Constitution Hill, Johannesburg , South Africa Constitution Hill, Dublin , Republic of Ireland Constitution Hill, Quezon City , Philippines Constitution Hill, British Columbia disambig ... more details
Assembly of Latvia, 1 May 1920 Politics of Latvia The Constitution of Latvia lang lv Satversme is the fundamental ... and came into force on 7 November 1922. It was influenced by ideas of the Weimar Constitution and Swiss Federal Constitution . Although the initial Bill proposed law bill consisted of two parts, the second ... which assigned functions of the parliament to the Cabinet of Ministers until a new constitution could be drafted, thereby partly suspending the constitution. A new constitution was never drafted and during ... the Constitution of Latvia and both the constitution and Republic of Latvia still existed de jure , thereby restoring the independence of Latvia. The constitution, except for the Articles 1, 2, 3 and 6, was suspended by the same declaration in order to be reviewed the constitution was fully reinforced by the first assembly of the fifth Saeima in 1993. The constitution establishes six bodies ... is a synonym of constitution konstit cija . The term was coined by Atis Kronvalds , one of the leaders ... culture after centuries of Baltic Germans Baltic German influence and encourage use of Latvian. Kronvalds ... ending , e , to illustrate how a constitution holds together all other laws. ref http www.liis.lv ... Politics in Latvia retrieved on 2007 05 26 ref History The Constitution was drafted by the Constitutional ... Satversmes komisija and consisted of two parts. It was influenced by ideas of Weimar Constitution and Swiss Federal Constitution . ref name politics The first regulated the state s institutions the second ... 1922. On 20 June 1922 a law was passed that set the new constitution to come into force at 12 a.m. ... of parliament to the Cabinet of Ministers until a new constitution was drafted, which never .....htm Resolution of Five senators of Senate of Latvia on validity of Constitution of Latvia ... considered that the constitution was nullified by Ulmanis coup d tat, so the People s Saeima never ... that the constitution was still in effect, since Ulmanis declaration only assigned the functions of the Saeima ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Politics of France The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic , and replaced that of the French ... in introducing the new constitution and inaugurating the French Fifth Republic Fifth Republic , while the text was drafted by Michel Debr . Since then the constitution has been amended eighteen times, most recently in 2008. Summary The preamble of the constitution recalls the Declaration of the Rights ... the wording especially the reserves of reciprocity is compatible with European Union law . The Constitution ... 2 hi europe 7517505.stm title France backs constitution reform date 21 July 2008 publisher ... of 1789 and 1946 ref cited the preamble of the Constitution and its references to the principles ... block includes not only the Constitution, but also the other texts referred to in its preamble the Declaration, but also the preamble of the 1946 Constitution which adds a number of social ... opposition sends all controversial laws before it. Amendments The Constitution defines in Article ... 11 of the Constitution see French presidential election referendum, 1962 . This procedure has ... past constitutions. The ancien r gime was an absolute monarchy and lacked a formal constitution the r gime ... of constitutions The French Constitution of 1791 Constitution of 1791 , adopted 3 September 1791 ... Constitution of 1793 Constitution of 1793 , ratified 24 June 1793, was ratified but never applied ... The French Constitution of 1795 Constitution of 1795 , adopted 22 August 1795, established the French Directory Directory . The Constitution of the Year VIII , adopted 24 December 1799, established the French Consulate Consulate . The Constitution of the Year X , adopted 1 August 1802, established the Consulate for Life The Constitution of the Year XII , adopted 18 May 1804, established the First ... The French Constitution of 1848 , adopted 4 November 1848, established the French Second Republic ... more details
May Constitution may refer to Constitution of May 3, 1791 , was a constitution of Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted on May 3, 1791 May Constitution of 1934 , an Austrian Constitution adopted on May 1, 1934 Ninth of May Constitution , was a constitution of Czechoslovakia adopted on May 19, 1948 disambig ... more details
thumb right The United States Supreme Court . Judicial interpretation The Living Constitution is a concept ... interpretation which claims that the United States ConstitutionConstitution has a dynamic meaning ... phrases. ref Winkler, Adam. A Revolution Too Soon Woman Suffragists and The Living Constitution . 76 ... ago. ref While the arguments for the Living Constitution vary, they can generally be broken into two categories. First, the pragmatism pragmatist view contends that interpreting the Constitution in accordance ... intent , contends that the Philadelphia Convention constitutional framers specifically wrote the Constitution ... date July 2011 . Opponents of the idea often argue that the Constitution should be changed through ... Constitution concept was heard in the 2000 presidential campaign by the United States Democratic party Democratic candidate, Al Gore . ref You know, I believe the Constitution is a living and breathing document and that there are liberties found in the Constitution such as the right to privacy that spring ... Courts and the Law Princeton Princeton University Press, 1998 , 36 41. ref Living constitution The term ... Bain1927 Cite journal last McBain first Howard Lee year 1927 title The Living constitution, a consideration ... referred to the Constitution as a vehicle of life. See Kammen, Michael. A Vehicle of Life The Founders Intentions and American Perceptions of Their Living Constitution . Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 131, No. 3, A More Perfect Union Essays on the Constitution Sep., 1987 ref Judicial pragmatism Although the living Constitution is itself a characterization rather than a specific ... . The American Constitution and the Debate Over Originalism . Cambidge University Press, Pg. 59. ISBN ... to originalism and a flexible pragmatism that views the Constitution as a living document that must ... of the constitution. quote With regard to that we may add that when we are dealing with words that also are a constituent act, like the Constitution of the United States, we must realize that they have ... more details
01.htm The Russian Constitution , with the Russian text and unofficial translations to English, German ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Refimprove date November 2007 Infobox document document name Constitution ... copy of the Constitution. date created date ratified 12 December 1993 location of document writer signers Citizens of Russia purpose For the constitution of the Imperial Russia, see Russian Constitution of 1906 Politics of Russia The current Constitution of the Russian Federation lang ru ... pron was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993. Russia s constitution came ... Soviet Union Soviet era Russian Constitution of 1978 Constitution of 12 April 1978 of Russian SFSR ... people 54.5 voted for adoption of the Constitution. ref name Stats http constitution.garant.ru DOC 1676651 sub para N 100.htm Constitution of Russia nature, evolution, modernity 1.4.2 ... of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Boris Yeltsin released the text of his proposed constitution ... Text of Draft Constitution last Tolz first Vera publisher Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty RFE RL date 29 April 1993 ref ref cite news title Yeltsin Promotes New Constitution last Tolz first Vera publisher ... for a new constitution from 5 10 June, and was followed by a similar decree 21 May. sfn G nen 2002 p 161 sfn Jeffries 1996 p 110 ref cite news title President Takes Further Steps to Speed Up Constitution ... of the Congress of People s Deputies decided to present its own draft constitution. The Supreme Soviet ... of People s Deputies was the supreme lawmaking body and hence would decide on the new constitution ... on his draft constitution and new legislative elections for December, resulting in the peak events ... 42 with a 55 turnout. Structure The constitution is divided into two sections. Section One Fundamentals ... Overview The Russian Constitution has entrenched world standards for human rights and basic principles ..., competitive elections and separation of powers . The constitution establishes a super presidential ... more details
The Pillersdorf ConstitutionGerman language German lang de Pillersdorfsche Verfassung was a constitution of the Austrian Empire promulgation promulgate d by Minister of the Interior Baron Franz von Pillersdorf Baron Pillersdorf on 25 April 1848. ref cite book title Diglossia and Power Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire last Schjerve first Rosita Rindler year 2003 page 75 series Language, Power, and Social Process volume 9 publisher Walter de Gruyter location Berlin isbn 978 3 11 017654 4 url http books.google.com books?id JOTFCTYSjicC&pg PA75 ref harv ref It called for public, oral, and jury trials. It only lasted until 16 May when it was replaced for a call for a constitutional convention and completely withdrawn in July when the Kremsier Parliament was elected. References reflist Austria hist stub Category Legal history of Austria Category Revolutions of 1848 Category 1848 in Austria Category Defunct constitutions de Pillersdorfsche Verfassung cs Dubnov stava eo Aprila oktriigita konstitucio sk Pillersdorfova stava ... more details
Politics of Hungary The Fundamental Law of Hungary lang hu Magyarorsz g Alapt rv nye , the country s constitution ... 2012. Hungary s first constitution to be adopted within a democratic framework and following free elections, it succeeded the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 1949 Constitution , adopted on 20 August 1949 and heavily amended on 23 October 1989. That document was Hungary s first permanent written constitution ... an entirely new constitution after the Revolutions of 1989 fall of Communism . Both domestically and abroad, the 2011 constitution has been the subject of controversy. Among the claims critics ... The constitution is divided into sections and articles as outlined below. class wikitable style ... irom39 02627 02627 0187.pdf Text of the 2011 Constitution ref ref en icon http www.euractiv.com sites all euractiv files CONSTITUTION in English DRAFT.pdf Draft of the 2011 Constitution , without ... world hungarys government lawmakers to approve new constitution on monday amid opposition ... new constitution , The Washington Post , 18 April 2011 accessed April 25, 2011 ref the constitution ... Approves New Constitution , The New York Times , 18 April 2011 accessed April 25, 2011 ref ... orientation, and the constitution allows life imprisonment for violent crimes without the possibility of parole . ref name wapo The constitution lowers judges mandatory retirement age from 70 to the general ... 20110415 judges protest planned mandatory retirement age cut in planned new constitution Judges protest planned mandatory retirement age cut in planned new constitution , politics.hu, 15 April .... ref name cardinal ref name feher History Background For centuries, the Hungarian constitution was Uncodified constitution unwritten , based upon customary law . ref name Korosenyi145 K r s nyi ... of the Hungarian Soviet Republic , the Revolutionary Governing Council adopted a Provisional Constitution ... Assembly of Allied Councils adopted Hungary s first charter like constitution, the Constitution of the Socialist ... more details
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