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Superseded Constitutions[edit]

There are some countries in the list of "codified constitutions (still in use today)" whose constitutions have been suspended or superseded by other law calling for a new constitution to be drafted. This would include:

Egypt
Tunisia
Fiji
Somalia?

Not sure if the list is complete. Shouldn't these countries be removed from the list during the interim until the replacement constitution becomes law, on the grounds that their constitutions are not still in use? Kyle Cronan (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 06:12, 13 October 2013

Paraguay[edit]

Why doesn't the paraguayan constitution appear in this list? --Mauricio Maluff 22:41, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New Discussion[edit]

A discussion has been started at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries/Lists of countries which could affect the inclusion criteria and title of this and other lists of countries. Editors are invited to participate. Pfainuk talk 13:32, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Non-sovereign constitutions[edit]

People keep adding non-sovereign constitutions to the main list:

If there is not already a separate page for it, it might be worth creating one more table for regional sub-national constitutions. In any case, keep your eyes open for non-sovereign bodies on the main list. samwaltz (talk) 12:36, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The United Kingdom didn't exist in 1215.2.101.148.7 (talk) 00:09, 3 September 2019 (UTC)Lance Tyrell[reply]

Canada's Constitution: 1867, not 1982[edit]

While the Canadian constitution was patriated in 1982, it has existed as a written document since 1867 (retitled from the British North America Act, 1867 to the Constitution Act, 1867 by the 1982 Act). See the article [Constitution of Canada].

This is also in line with the date of 1900 given for the Australian constitution. Ross Fraser (talk) 09:24, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Language(s) of each constitution[edit]

I believe it would be helpful to create another column for the original language or languages of the authentic copy of each constitution. តាំង ប៊ុនហុង (talk) 14:25, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Constitution rule[edit]

The country must divided two date are:

First constitution (date): original constitution [where it was first time created]
Current constitution (date): valid constitution (original or amendment constitution)

Akuindo (talk) 07:52, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Countries without constitutions[edit]

Why would we list countries without constitutions in a list of national constitutions? This is completely outside the scope of the article. ~ GB fan 15:05, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you do not understand the "why" then it is your duty to learn what the meaning is - this is the purpose of Wikipedia. You have no right to destroy knowledge just because you don't understand it. The point is that a common educational technique when teaching a subject is to also teach what it is not. Be careful of your idea about what "scope" means - in this case it does not apply. Thanks. -- DHT863 (talk) 15:18, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I completely understand what scope means in the context of this article. This is an article about nations that have constitutions not ones that don't. If you feel we need a list of countries that don't have constitutions, create a new article about that. ~ GB fan 15:36, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read what I said. Didn't it make sense to you? The topic of this article is "constitutions" and it is vital information to show what countries don't have to contrast and compare. Don't take this personal but deleting information is evil. You are perfectly free to extract my info and create another page according to your believes or give the section a more appropriate title or anything else besides destroying information - that is a god awful terrible thing. Please explain to this novice exactly what is the meaning of scope and how does that apply in this case. -- DHT863 (talk) 15:51, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't destroy any information, I removed it from the visible article because it is outside what this article is about (scope definition 1). If you feel the information you are adding here is important then you can create a new article. It is not my job or responsibility to create an article that you think is important. ~ GB fan 16:02, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is your job and your responsibility to enable, protect, and defend knowledge. The only way to do that is to build up with the info I provided. Are you able to explain in your own words what is "scope definition 1" ? Is your job considered to go around searching for imaginary violations of "scope"? Just curious but exactly how much knowledge and information have you added to Wikipedia this year? -- DHT863 (talk) 16:24, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You do not get to dictate to me what my job or responsibilities are, I am a volunteer and get to decide what I do. No one can tell me what my job or responsibilities are. Can I explain that definition in my own words, yes I can. Am I going to do it, no I am not. You can look at my contributions to see what I do whenever you want. ~ GB fan 17:14, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reading my suggestions. You have been informed. -- DHT863 (talk) 00:46, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have been informed of what? ~ GB fan 01:38, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Word counts[edit]

Hello, my name is Rebestalic

Should I add a word count column to the existing table for sovereign states? Or is that irrelevant I'm assuming this talk page is unattended to, so I shall go ahead--I will be checking on this page every now and then for replies.

Rebestalic^{[dubious—discuss]} 11:06, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. word count[edit]

The United States's Constitution is listed as 4,543 words, which is the typical number given by many online sources. This number only includes the original seven articles ratified in 1788. The United States Constitution with all subsequent amendments actually contains 7,762 words, which is also the number given in the cited source at the top of the word count column. I don't know if there's a specific reason for this but I've switched the numbers to make it more accurate, since amendments to the U.S. constitution have the exact same legal status as the original articles.SwensonJ (talk) 19:17, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is the 1688 Bill of Rights not a Constitution?[edit]

Or the Magna Carta? Yourlocallordandsavior (talk) 21:32, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]