Home›National Constitutions of the Americas›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 Results22 entriesEraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (5)20th Century (1900-1999) (15)21st Century (2000-Present) (6)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAntigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (1)Bahamas (1)Barbados (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (1)Brazil (1)California (1)Canada (2)Chile (1)Colombia (1)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (1)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (1)El Salvador (1)Grenada (1)Guatemala (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (1)Jamaica (1)Mexico (1)Nicaragua (1)Panama (1)Paraguay (1)Peru (1)Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)Saint Lucia (1)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)Suriname (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)United States (1)Uruguay (1)Venezuela (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (6)In Force (18)Repealed (1)Superseded / Replaced (1)Authored ByAllGouverneur Morris (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of CARICOM Member States (11)Constitutions of OAS Member States (21)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (3)Common Law (4)Mixed Legal System (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCivil LawLegal System11 entriesCommon LawLegal System6 entriesLaw of Antigua and BarbudaLegal System1 entryLaw of BarbadosLegal System1 entryLaw of BelizeLegal System1 entryLaw of BoliviaLegal System1 entryLaw of CanadaLegal System1 entryLaw of Costa RicaLegal System1 entryLaw of DominicaLegal System1 entryLaw of EcuadorLegal System1 entryLaw of GrenadaLegal System1 entryLaw of GuatemalaLegal System1 entryLaw of HaitiLegal System1 entryLaw of JamaicaLegal System1 entryLaw of PanamaLegal System1 entryLaw of ParaguayLegal System1 entryLaw of the BahamasLegal System1 entryLaw of the Dominican RepublicLegal System1 entryLaw of the United StatesLegal System7 entriesLaw of Trinidad and TobagoLegal System1 entryLaw of UruguayLegal System1 entryLegal System of CubaLegal 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.