List of Asian Constitutions

Table of Contents in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia

List of Asian Constitutions

List of Constitutions still in use, with date

  • Afghanistan January 4, 2004
  • Armenia July 5, 1995
  • Azerbaijan November 12, 1995
  • Bangladesh December 16, 1972
  • Bahrain 2002
  • Bhutan July 18, 2008
  • China, People’s Republic of December 4, 1982
  • Hong Kong April 4, 1990
  • Macau December 20, 1999
  • China, Republic of (Taiwan) June 10, 2005
  • East Timor 20 May 2002
  • Georgia August 24, 1995
  • India, Republic of January 26, 1950
  • Indonesia 1945
  • Iran October 24, 1979
  • Iraq 15 October 2005
  • Japan May 3, 1947
  • Kazakhstan August 30, 1995
  • Kyrgyzstan June 27, 2010
  • Korea, Republic of July 17, 1948
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 2009
  • Kuwait 1961
  • Lebanon May 23, 1926
  • Malaysia 1957
  • Mongolia January 13, 1992
  • Nepal 2007
  • Pakistan 1973
  • Palestine May 28, 1964
  • Philippines February 2, 1987
  • Singapore 1965
  • Sri Lanka September 7, 1978
  • Syria 1973
  • Thailand 2007
  • Turkey November 7, 1982
  • Turkmenistan May 18, 1992
  • Vietnam April 15, 1992

See Also

Further Reading

  • First Japanese Constitution, Asiatic Society of Japan, 1938, Sansome, George Bailey
  • Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa 1870-1914, Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1918, Anderson, Frank Maloy; Hershey, Amos Shartle
  • Constitution of Japan. Effective May 3, 1947, Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1947
  • Present State of the British Empire. Containing a Description of the Kingdoms, Principalities, Islands, Colonies, Conquests, and of the Military and Commercial Establishments, under the British Crown, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, London, B. Law [etc] 1774, Entick, John
  • Modern Chinese Legal and Political Philosophy, Shanghai, China: Commercial Press, 1930, Yu-Hao, Tseng
  • Hindoos: Including a General Description of India, Its Government, Religion, Manners, and Customs: The Fine Arts, Architecture, and Literature. With a General Outline of the History of Hindoostan, London: M.A. Nattali, 1847, Westfall, William
  • Third Force in China, New York: Bookman Associates, c1952, Chang, Carsun
  • Imperial and Colonial Constitutions of the Britannic Empire, Including Indian Institutions, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1872, Creasy, Edward Shepherd
  • Political History of China 1840-1928, Princeton, N.J.: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1956, Li, Chien-nung; et al.
  • Commentaries on the Constitution of the Empire of Japan,Tokyo, Igirisu-horitsu gakko, 22nd year of Meiji (1889), Ito, Hirobumi
  • Indian Empire: History, Topography, Geology, Climate, Population, Chief Cities and Provinces; Tributary and Protected States; Military Power and Resources; Religion, Education, Crime; Land Tenures; Staple Products; Government, Finance, and Commerce, London: London Print. and Pub. Co, 1858, Martin, Robert Montgomery; Roberts, Emma

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