--- title: "Where is the unwritten constitution in force?" description: "Where is the unwritten constitution in force?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94201/where-is-the-unwritten-constitution-in-force category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Where is the unwritten constitution in force? Where is the unwritten constitution in force? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **Countries having an [Uncodified/Unwritten Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncodified_constitution)** Before we go looking into the countries, having the **Uncodified or Unwritten constitution**, I would like to elaborate on the term **“Uncodified**”. Because we all know the meaning of the constitution and its applicability in any **Democratic country.**\ \ **Uncodified constitution** \ This is a Constitution where the**[fundamental Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_law)** and rules are taken out **through many Customs, Usages, Precedent, legal statutes, and a number of legal instruments.** Generally in all the Democratic countries, we can see they have their own Constitution in a written and codified in an **official manner**. We can also say that here the codified means the **compiling of the [Laws](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43223/what-is-a-possible-result-of-new-safety-laws-implemented-in-a-workplace)** or rules, under which the people of that country are governed. Sometimes these rules depend on the circumstances and situation of the cases. We can often observe that different **judge** on the same matter passes different judgment. It means that there is “**not any written Provision codified in any official document**” called **Codified Constitution**. Also, this form of constitution is considered to be the **most [flexible](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37684/what-are-some-stretches-that-make-you-more-agile-flexible-and-faster)** form in all. \ **Uncodified Constitution countries** **\** **1**- **[United Kingdome](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom)**- in the UK, there is **no such codified** defining document called **“Constitution”**. This is because that there has never been any **[revolution](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51366/which-president-was-the-leader-of-the-continental-army-during-the-revolutionary-war)** to change the system. It is continuously being defined as the term “**Acts of Parliament”** and the **Law Courts.** During some of the time, it could turn to be constitution like in **[Treaty of Union 1707.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Union)** In fact, not having a codified constitution, he added several acts in constitutional statutes e.g. **Freedom of information act 2000, Human Rights act 1997**, and **[fixed-term Parliament Act 2011.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011)** It means that the UK has written statutes but it **hasn’t codified them.** **\** **2**- **[Canada](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92776/how-the-snow-maze-in-canada-is-formed)** – Similar to the UK, **Canada doesn’t have a codified constitution.** In place of that, it has the **constitutional acts.** And each province of Canada has its own ruling and statutes according to its jurisdiction. One of them has codified his constitution **his name is British Colombia** and the Roles and Powers are codified in **section 93** of the **[constitution act 1867](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1867)**. And later on, it amended the act according to the other provinces like **Manitoba act** and **new Found land Act,** **\** **3**- **[Israel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92953/is-iran-termed-israel-uae-agreement-as-fraud-with-muslims)** – in the early period the **“Declaration of independence**” promised a Constitution by **2 October 1948**, but due to some opposition parties it **could not fulfill its promise till yet.** **\** **4**- **[New Zealand](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39659/the-new-zealand-cricketer-who-has-become-the-first-in-the-world-to-score-3-centuries-in-international-t20-matches)** – New Zealand constitution is **totally uncodified** and we can say that it has a **mixture of written and unwritten constitutions**. The Law system of this country is being operated by the **constitution act 1986.** \ Similar to the above countries **many other countries have an unwritten form of constitution** and the justice system of such countries is going through the **customs and the practices of their society**. The name of such other countries is as follows- **San Marino, Saudi Arabia, and China**. \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94201/where-is-the-unwritten-constitution-in-force Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.