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National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

The written national constitutions of Asian and Oceanian states, from South and Central Asia through East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. Belongs here: any national constitution whose state sits in Asia or Oceania, including a historical constitution superseded by a later one in the same country, such as Japan's Meiji Constitution alongside its current constitution. Does not belong here: a national constitution of a state outside Asia or Oceania.

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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. 1
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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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