Write ten countries each operating written and unwritten constitution
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By definition, there is no such thing as an unwritten constitution. A constitution is a written document that establishes the government and constitutes the highest law of the land, the law by which all other laws are guided and evaluated.
But let’s rephrase the question to: What nations have a written constitution and also unwritten legal guidelines. The answer would be, in some way, every country has unwritten legal guidelines. Sometimes, these are explicitly named, though not written out. For example, in both England and the United States, there is a body of law called common law. It is not written out. It is guiding precedents of the court. But these precedents can be cited in much the same way that the Constitution can be cited to guide laws, regulations, and court case decisions.
In countries that have a particular religious tradition, the religious laws can be part of an unwritten guideline. And, in contrast, there is a type of law that says that national laws do not govern religious aspects of life and that marriage, family law, and such are governed by the rules and courts of whatever religion the citizen practices. This form of unwritten legal tradition comes to us from the Ottoman Empire and is used today in Israel.
But let’s rephrase the question to: What nations have a written constitution and also unwritten legal guidelines. The answer would be, in some way, every country has unwritten legal guidelines. Sometimes, these are explicitly named, though not written out. For example, in both England and the United States, there is a body of law called common law. It is not written out. It is guiding precedents of the court. But these precedents can be cited in much the same way that the Constitution can be cited to guide laws, regulations, and court case decisions.
In countries that have a particular religious tradition, the religious laws can be part of an unwritten guideline. And, in contrast, there is a type of law that says that national laws do not govern religious aspects of life and that marriage, family law, and such are governed by the rules and courts of whatever religion the citizen practices. This form of unwritten legal tradition comes to us from the Ottoman Empire and is used today in Israel.
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