Constitutions & Treaties in Force

Resources in this category:

Amendments to the Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/index.html

Here are the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution with dates and states ratifing the amendment.

Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
http://www.jura.uni-saarland.de/BIJUS/grundgesetz/

The constitution of Germany, as of July 22, 1998. An earlier Charter of the United Nations
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/

The founding document of the United Nations. In English.

Constitution Finder
http://confinder.richmond.edu/

Links to international constitutions on the internet, including multiple language versions of some constitutions.

Constitution of Australia
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/c167/index.ht...

The Constitution of Australia, divided by Parts and Sections.

Constitution of the People's Republic of China
http://english.people.com.cn/constitution/constitution.html

The Chinese Constitution adopted on December 4, 1982, including amendements made in 1988, 1993, 1999, and 2004.

Constitution of the People's Republic of China
http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/english/law/const01.html

Chinese Constitution adopted in 1982 as well as 1988 and 1993 amendments.

Constitution of the Russian Federation
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/constit.ht...

The Russian Constitution, ratified December 12, 1993.

Constitution of the United States of America
http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/constitution/constitution.over...

Includes Preamble, Articles I-VII (The Legislative Branch, the Presidency, the Judiciary, the States, the Amendment Process, Legal Status of the Constitution, Ratification), and Amendments I-XXVII, as well as list of signers. In this hypertext version of the Constitution, provisions that have been amended or otherwise affected by subsequent amendments are linked to the relevant amendments.

Geneva Convention: Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multi/texts/BH238.txt

Signed Auguest 12, 1949 (Geneva Convention III), entry into Force October 1950, an international agreement on the treatment of prisoner of war.

National Centre of Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus
http://ncpi.gov.by/

"Information about the activities of the Centre. On-line access to the Belarus legal information databank, news of legislation and law. The site is mostly in Russian, but some basic legal acts including the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus are available in English."

North American Free Trade Agreement
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/nafta-alena/menu-en.asp

Here you will find the full text of NAFTA, as well as an overview of the agreement and some related documents and information, such as reports, news releases, and speeches. This site is published the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and it is also available in French.

The North Atlantic Treaty
http://www.nato.int/docu/basictxt/treaty.htm

The North Atlantic Treaty, Washington D.C., April 4, 1949: "The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments. They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area. They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security."

Treaty Establishing the European Community
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multi/texts/eucons.txt

The "Treaty Establishing the European Community as Amended by Subsequent Treaties, Rome, 25 March, 1957." This treaty created the foundation to establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) whose aim was to create a common trading area and the foundation for a political union among the people of Europe. Which was then merged into the European Community (EC) later it became the European Union (EU) under the Maastricht Treaty.

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multi/texts/BH526.txt

Agreed to in 1968, entered into force March 5, 1970, the agreement to prevent the spread of nuclear weaponry.