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List of countries with written constitution

by  Nurudeen Lawal 1 min read

A written constitution is a formal document which outlines the nature of the constitutional settlement, the set of rules that govern the political system and the rights of citizens and governments in a codified form.

Almost every country has written constitution. Thus, we should focus on how many countries have unwritten constitution.

What is an unwritten constitution?

An unwritten constitution is a type of constitution where the constitutional rules are not in a codified form. That is, the rules are listed in several documents and not in a single document like written constitution.

Below is a list of countries with unwritten constitution:

1. Israel

2. Canada

3. Saudi Arabia

4. New Zealand

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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