Home›National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania›Legal SystemBrowse ByLegal SystemThis dimension groups legal codes by the legal system they belong to, civil law, common law or another tradition. Wikipedia notes that codification "is one of the defining features for most civil law jurisdictions," while common law jurisdictions codify law in a different way. Browsing this way collects every code written within the same legal tradition.FactsLegal SystemSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA 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. 1Legal SystemFilter Results29 entriesEraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (2)20th Century (1900-1999) (21)21st Century (2000-Present) (7)Country or JurisdictionAllAfghanistan (1)Australia (1)Bangladesh (1)Bhutan (1)Brunei (1)Cambodia (1)China (2)Fiji (1)India (1)Indonesia (2)Japan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kyrgyzstan (1)Laos (1)Malaysia (1)Maldives (1)Marshall Islands (1)Mongolia (1)Myanmar (1)Nauru (1)Nepal (1)New Zealand (1)North Korea (1)Pakistan (1)Palau (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Philippines (1)Samoa (1)Singapore (1)Solomon Islands (1)South Korea (1)Sri Lanka (1)Taiwan (1)Tajikistan (1)Thailand (1)Timor-Leste (1)Tonga (1)Turkmenistan (1)Tuvalu (1)Uzbekistan (1)Vanuatu (1)Vietnam (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (10)Historical / No Longer in Force (1)In Force (21)Superseded / Replaced (2)Authored ByAllB. R. Ambedkar (1)Inoue Kowashi (1)Ito Miyoji (1)Kaneko Kentaro (1)Samuel Griffith (1)Wang Chonghui (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of ASEAN Member States (9)Constitutions of Pacific Islands Forum Member States (10)Constitutions of SAARC Member States (6)Constitutions of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Member States (4)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (6)Common Law (5)Customary Law (1)Mixed Legal System (6)Religious Law (1)Socialist Law (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAustralian LawLegal System1 entryCivil LawLegal System8 entriesCommon LawLegal System1 entryIndian Legal SystemLegal System2 entriesJapanese LawLegal System2 entriesLaw of BhutanLegal System1 entryLaw of CambodiaLegal System1 entryLaw of FijiLegal System1 entryLaw of IndonesiaLegal System1 entryLaw of LaosLegal System1 entryLaw of MongoliaLegal System1 entryLaw of MyanmarLegal System1 entryLaw of NauruLegal System1 entryLaw of NepalLegal System1 entryLaw of Papua New GuineaLegal System1 entryLaw of SamoaLegal System1 entryLaw of SingaporeLegal System1 entryLaw of the People's Republic of ChinaLegal System3 entriesLaw of Timor-LesteLegal System1 entryLaw of TongaLegal System1 entryLaw of TuvaluLegal System1 entryLaw of UzbekistanLegal System1 entryLaw of VanuatuLegal System1 entryLegal System of North KoreaLegal System1 entryLegal System of VietnamLegal System1 entryMixed SystemsLegal System8 entriesNew Zealand LawLegal System1 entryShariaLegal System2 entriesSocialist LawLegal System1 entrySources1. Constitution (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaConstitution, lead sectionQuote, Constitution, lead sectionA 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.