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HeinOnline’s World Constitutions Illustrated: July 2025 Update

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Earlier this year, we updated researchers on the content that was released in the World Constitutions Illustrated database through March 2025. Read below to find out what new documents have been added to this ever-growing database.

Updates from April 2025 to Date

Since our last content news update, we have updated 29 countries and added 67 new titles to the World Constitutions Illustrated database.

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Brunei Darussalam

The Constitution of 1959 was further amended by the Constitution of Brunei Darussalam (Amendment) Order, 2024. We now include the text of the amending law from the Government Gazette.

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Burkina Faso

We have added the French text of Law No. 033-2024/ALT of 29 October 2024 from the National Assembly. The law has been added to Related Texts under the 2022 Charter of Transition.

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Central African Republic

We now include the original French text of the Constitution of the Central African Republic of 2023 from the Official Gazette.

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Chad

We have added the original text of the Constitution of the Republic of Chad, 2023 in French from the Presidency.

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Costa Rica

The Constitution of 1949 was further amended by Legislative Decree No. 10730 of 15 May 2025. We include the text of the amending law in Spanish from the Legislative Assembly and Official Gazette. We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2025, in Spanish from the Supreme Tribunal of Elections. Additionally, we include our own updated translation in English.

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Cuba

We have added to the following original texts in Spanish from the National Assembly:

  • Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, 1897 [Constitution of La Yaya]
  • Constitution of 1895 [Constitution of Jimaguayu]
  • Political Constitution of 1869 [Constitution of Guaimaro]
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Cyprus

The Constitution of 1960 was further amended by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Law of 2025 (L. 67(I)/2025). We have added the text of the amending law in Greek from the Official Gazette. Additionally, we have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2025, in Greek from the Cyprus Bar Association.

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Dominican Republic

We have added our own translation of the Constitution of 2024 in English.

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Ecuador

We now include the Constitution of 2008, as amended to 2024, in Spanish from the Ministry of National Defense. We have also added our own translation of the consolidated text, as amended to 2024, in English.

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Estonia

The Constitution of 1992 was further amended by the Amendment of 26 March 2025. We now include the amending law in Estonian from the Official Gazette. Since part of amendment will go into force at a later time, we include two versions of the consolidated text. We have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2025, in English and Estonian from the Publications of the Official Gazette. This text will enter into force on July 9, 2025.

We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2025, in English and Estonian from the Publications of the Official Gazette. This text will enter into force on March 1, 2026.

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Germany

We now include the consolidated text, as amended to 2025 [Law of 22 March 2025], in English from the Bundestag. We have also added the print edition of the consolidated text, as amended to 2024 [Law of 19 December 2022], in German from the Bundestag.

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Georgia

We have added the Georgian texts of Constitutional Law No. 4137 of 2006 and Constitutional Law No. 1675 of 2009 from the Parliament site.

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Haiti

We now include the Draft Constitution of May 2025 in French from the Independent Advisory Committee (ICC).

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Hungary

We now include the Fundamental Law of 2011, as amended to 2025 [as in force 15 April 2025], in French and German from the Ministry of Justice.

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India

We have added the Constitution of 1949/50, in a Consolidation of 1 May 2024, in Hindi from the Ministry of Law and Justice. We have also added the consolidated text, in a Consolidation of 1 May 2024, in Hindi and
English from the Ministry of Law and Justice. Additionally, we have added the English text of the 2023 amending law to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act of 2019 from the Official Gazette.

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Israel

We now include the consolidated text of the Basic Law: The Knesset, 1958, as amended to 2025 [Amendment No. 13], in Hebrew from the Knesset. We also include the consolidated text of the Basic Law: The Government, 2001, as amended to 2025 [Amendment No. 13], in Hebrew from the Knesset.

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Jamaica

We have added the Constitution of 1962, as amended to 2023, in English from the Ministry of Justice.

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Lao People’s Democratic Republic

We have added the Constitution of 1991, as amended to 2025, in Lao from the National Assembly.

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Mexico

The Constitution of 1917 was further amended by the Decrees of 1 April 2025, regarding the strengthening of national sovereignty; non-reelection and electoral nepotism; and support for young people. The Constitution of 1917 was also amended by the Decree of 15 April 2025, concerning administrative simplification and digitalization. We have added the text of the amending laws in Spanish from the Official Gazette.

We now include the consolidated text, as amended to 2025 [Diario Oficial of 1 April 2025], in Spanish from the Chamber of Deputies and Electoral Tribunal. We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2025 [Diario Oficial of 15 April 2025], in Spanish from the National Juridical Order, Electoral Tribunal, and Chamber of Deputies.

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Nauru

The Constitution of 1968 was further amended by the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2024. We now include the text of the amending law in English from the Government site.

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New Zealand

We have added four reprints from the Parliamentary Counsel Office to the collection of statutory acts governing constitutional matters in New Zealand. We now include the consolidated text of the Privacy Act of 2020, updated to 30 March 2025; the Public Service Act of 2020, updated to 14 May 2025; the Te Ture mo Te Reo Maori 2016/Maori Language Act of 2016, updated to 5 April 2023; and the Local Electoral Act of 2001, updated to 1 April 2025.

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Nicaragua

We now include our own updated translation in English of the Constitution of 1986/87, as amended to 2024.

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North Korea

We have added the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as amended to 2023, in English from the DPRK Notes site.

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Saint Lucia

The Constitution Order of 1978 was further amended by the Constitution of Saint Lucia (Amendment) Act of 2023. We have added the text of the amending law from the Government Gazette.

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Samoa

The Constitution of 1917 was further amended by the Constitution Amendment (No. 1) Act 2025. We have added the text of the amending law in English and Samoan from the Parliament site.

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Serbia

We have added the Constitution of 2006, as amended to 2022, in Serbian [Cyrillic] from the National Assembly.

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Suriname

We now include the text of the following amending laws in Dutch from the Government site: Decree No. 157 of 2023 and Decree No. 38 of 1992.

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United Kingdom

We have added the text of the Crown Estate Act of 2025 and the text of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act of 2024 from the Stationery Office under King Charles III. We also now include the text of His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act of 1936 from the Stationery Office under King George V; and the text of the Crown Estate Act of 1961
from the Stationery Office under Queen Elizabeth II.

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Vietnam

We now include the official text of Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15, which amends several articles of the 2013 Constitution, in Vietnamese from the National Assembly’s legal portal.

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