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Lexis Nexis Select Constitutions Of The World (Including International Charters) by D D Basu
This book provides the reader with the text of the important Constitutions of the world with all amendments up-to-date, viz, the USA, the USSR, Switzerland, Eire, Japan, the Fifth French Republic, China, Canada, Australia and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Afghanistan—Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2004; Bangladesh—Constitution of People\'s Re-public of Bangladesh, 2004; Bhutan—Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan,2005; Bosnia and Herzegovina—Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Nepal—Constitution of Kingdom of Nepal, 1990; Pakistan—Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973; South Africa—Constitution of South Africa, 1997, together with the Constitutional Landmarks of the United Kingdom which has no formal written Constitution. These landmarks include the Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, the Bill of Rights, the Act of Settlement, the Parliament Acts, the Statute of Westminster, the Crown Proceedings Act, the Tribunals and Inquiries Act. Another feature included in this edition is the reproduction of the international documents relating to Human Rights such as the Universal Declaration, the International Covenants on Social and Political Rights as well as the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.