word | | Constitution |
| passed | Italy | passed 11 December 1947, effective 1 January 1948; amended many times |
| passed | Kyrgyzstan | adopted 5 May 1993; note - amendment proposed by President Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of ... |
| passed | Poland | adopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997; passed by national referendum 25 May 1997; effective 17 October 1997 |
| passed | Rwanda | new constitution passed by referendum 26 May 2003 |
| passed | Spain | approved by legislature 31 October 1978; passed by referendum 6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978 |
| Paul | Holy See (Vatican City) | new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces the first Fundamental Law of 1929) |
| peace | Nepal | 9 November 1990; note - a new interim constitution was promulgated in January 2007; the November 2006 peace agreement calls for the election of a constituent assembly to draft a new permanent constitution |
| People | Angola | adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992 |
| People | Hong Kong | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| People | 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 |
| People | Macau | Basic Law, approved on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution" |
| period | Austria | 1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; note - during the period 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 there was a fascist (corporative) constitution in place |
| permanent | Nepal | 9 November 1990; note - a new interim constitution was promulgated in January 2007; the November 2006 peace agreement calls for the election of a constituent assembly to draft a new permanent constitution |
| permanent | United Arab Emirates | 2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996 |
| PHUMIPHON | Thailand | constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL) on 24 August 2007 |
| place | Austria | 1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; note - during the period 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 there was a fascist (corporative) constitution in place |
| placed | Portugal | adopted 2 April 1976; note - subsequent revisions of the Constitution placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal ... |
| plebiscite | Ireland | adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937 |
| plebiscite | Uruguay | 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997 |
| pluralistic | Portugal | ... strict 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 ... |
| political | European Union | ... European Council agreed on a clear 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, would ... |
| political | Uganda | 8 October 1995; in 2005 the constitution was amended removing presidential term limits and legalizing a multiparty political system |
| Pope | Holy See (Vatican City) | new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces the first Fundamental Law of 1929) |
| popular | Albania | adopted by popular referendum on 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998 |
| popular | Burundi | 28 February 2005; ratified by popular referendum |
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