Home›National Constitutions of Europe›Legal Status›In ForceBrowse ByIn ForceFactsIn ForceSourcesComments (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. 1In ForceFilter Results34 entriesLegal SystemAllCanon Law (1)Civil Law (11)French Legal System (1)German Legal System (1)Irish Law (1)Law of Albania (1)Law of Andorra (1)Law of Croatia (1)Law of Estonia (1)Law of Hungary (1)Law of Latvia (1)Law of Lithuania (1)Law of Malta (1)Law of Montenegro (1)Law of Russia (1)Law of Serbia (1)Law of Slovakia (1)Law of Slovenia (1)Law of Sweden (2)Law of the United Kingdom (1)Nordic Law (3)EraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (5)20th Century (1900-1999) (23)21st Century (2000-Present) (5)Country or JurisdictionAllAlbania (1)Andorra (1)Belgium (1)Croatia (1)Denmark (1)Estonia (1)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (1)Hungary (2)Ireland (1)Italy (1)Latvia (1)Liechtenstein (1)Lithuania (1)Malta (1)Monaco (1)Montenegro (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (1)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Russia (1)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (1)Spain (1)Sweden (2)Switzerland (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)Vatican City (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of CIS Member States (1)Constitutions of Council of Europe Member States (7)Constitutions of European Free Trade Association Member States (3)Constitutions of European Union Member States (22)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34Basic Law for the Federal Republic of GermanyIn ForceBasic Laws of SwedenIn ForceConstitution of AlbaniaIn ForceConstitution of AndorraIn ForceConstitution of BelgiumIn ForceConstitution of CroatiaIn ForceConstitution of DenmarkIn ForceConstitution of EstoniaIn ForceConstitution of FinlandIn ForceConstitution of FranceIn ForceConstitution of HungaryIn ForceConstitution of IrelandIn ForceConstitution of ItalyIn ForceConstitution of LatviaIn ForceConstitution of LiechtensteinIn ForceConstitution of LithuaniaIn ForceConstitution of MaltaIn ForceConstitution of MonacoIn ForceConstitution of MontenegroIn ForceConstitution of NorwayIn ForceConstitution of PolandIn ForceConstitution of PortugalIn ForceConstitution of RussiaIn ForceConstitution of SerbiaIn ForceConstitution of SlovakiaIn ForceConstitution of SloveniaIn ForceConstitution of the NetherlandsIn ForceConstitution of the United KingdomIn ForceConstitution of UkraineIn ForceFederal Constitution of SwitzerlandIn ForceFundamental Law of HungaryIn ForceFundamental Law of Vatican City StateIn ForceSpanish Constitution of 1978In ForceSwedish Act of SuccessionIn ForceSources1. 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.