There are rumors that Nagaland may be offered a constitution of its own. If so and even if not so, it is necessary for Assam to be prepared with a draft constitution for a more autonomous arrangement.
Jugal Kalita > I wonder why a new constitution is required in the first place. Is the > current Indian one -designed by Dalit leader, Columbia univ educated Dr. > Ambedkar not good enough. > > Umesh > > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is a site that lists the constitutions, charters, amendments and > other related documents of the nations of the world, maintained by the law > school of University of Richmond. > > http://confinder.richmond.edu/ > > > >>From: "J. Kalita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Assam] Examples of Constitutions >>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:54:40 -0600 (MDT) >> >>It's amazing how many constitutions of countries, autonomous regions, >>states, and provinces, etc., are on the Web. >> >>Here are some examples of constitutions to study before we start to work >>on a new constitution. >> >>1. Spain: http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/sp00000_.html >>Spain has 17 autonomous areas within the Federation. This is the >>Constitution from 1978. >> >>1a. Basque Country: >>http://www.nuevoestatutodeeuskadi.net/docs/state_of_autonomy.pdf >>The Basques have been demanding independence for many years. This is the >>1979 Autonomy Statute. >> >>2. The US Constitution (1776): http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html >>Massachusetts (1780): http://www.mass.gov/legis/const.htm >> >>2a. Virginia Constitution (1776) : >>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/va05.htm >>2b. Pennsylvania Constitution: The Constitution was first accepted in >>1776, but was substantially changed in 1790, 1838, 1874 and 1968 >>http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Constitution.html >>http://www.paconstitution.duq.edu/ >> >>3. Constitution of Australia (1900/1901): >>http://www.statusquo.org/constitution/constitution_index.htm >> >>4. Constitution of East Timor (2002): >>http://www.constitution.org/cons/east_timor/constitution-eng.htm >> >>5. Constitution of Switzerland (1874): >>http://www.thisnation.com/library/switzerland.html >> >>6. Constitution of Norway (1814): >>http://www.helplinelaw.com/law/norway/constitution/norway.php >> >>7. Constitution of Sweden (adopted 1975): >>http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/sw00000_.html >> >>8. Constitutional Acts of Canada (1867, 1982): >>http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/ >> >>Maybe, we can briefly look at these and others, to get a feel for what a >>constitution should look like. It makes sense to create a bibliography >> for >>the project as well. >> >>Jugal Kalita >>_______________________________________________ >>Assam mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam >> >>Mailing list FAQ: >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html >>To unsubscribe or change options: >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > --------------------------------- > Does your mail provider give you access to messages sent to other POP > email accounts, like your work account? Get Yahoo! > Mail_______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
