word | | Constitution |
| Lebanese | Lebanon | 23 May 1926; amended a number of times, most recently Charter of Lebanese National Reconciliation (Ta'if Accord) of October 1989 |
| legal | Akrotiri | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document |
| legal | Dhekelia | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document |
| legal | European Union | ... and concise mandate for an Intergovernmental Conference to form a political agreement and put it into legal form; this agreement, known as the Reform Treaty, which would have served as a constitution ... |
| legal | Hungary | ... 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also ... |
| legal | New Zealand | consists of a series of legal documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments, as well as The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter; adopted 1 ... |
| legalizing | Uganda | 8 October 1995; in 2005 the constitution was amended removing presidential term limits and legalizing a multiparty political system |
| legislature | Denmark | 5 June 1953 constitution allowed for a unicameral legislature and a female chief of state |
| legislature | Kyrgyzstan | ... on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November 2006, President BAKIYEV and the opposition negotiated a new ... |
| legislature | Morocco | 10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, amended (to create bicameral legislature) September 1996 |
| legislature | Oman | ... the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with the government, establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens |
| legislature | Spain | approved by legislature 31 October 1978; passed by referendum 6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978 |
| liberal | Portugal | ... civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal democracy; as well, they allowed for the privatization of nationalized firms and the government-owned ... |
| liberties | Oman | ... the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with the government, establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens |
| Libya | Libya | ... Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in December 1969; in March 1977, Libya adopted the Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority |
| Libyan | Libya | none; note - following the September 1969 military overthrow of the Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in December 1969; in March 1977, Libya adopted ... |
| limits | Belarus | 15 March 1994; revised by national referendum of 24 November 1996 giving the presidency greatly expanded powers and became effective 27 November 1996; revised again 17 October 2004 removing presidential term limits |
| limits | Chad | passed by referendum 31 March 1996; a June 2005 referendum removed constitutional term limits |
| limits | Uganda | 8 October 1995; in 2005 the constitution was amended removing presidential term limits and legalizing a multiparty political system |
| limits | Zambia | 24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits |
| Local | Pitcairn Islands | 30 November 1838; reformed 1904 with additional reforms in 1940; further refined by the Local Government Ordinance of 1964 |
| Loi | Guinea | 23 December 1990 (Loi Fundamentale) |
| longer | Cyprus | 16 August 1960 note: from December 1963, the Turkish Cypriots no longer participated in the government; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and ... |