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Constitutional law

Constituent assembly
Gathering for the purpose of writing or revising a constitution
Constitutional amendment
Modification to some constitutional instrument
Constitutional Commission
Legal entity approved by a goverment to review a constitution
Constitutional court
Court that deals primarily with constitutional law
Constitutional crisis
Conflict a governing law is unable to resolve
Constitutional law
Body of law
Election law
Laws governing elections
Ex post facto law
Law with retroactive effect
Fundamental rights
Basic rights protected and upheld by law
Golden rule (law)
Traditional rule of statutory interpretation in English law
Habeas corpus
Court action challenging unlawful detention
Metaconstitution
Organic law
System of laws
Ratification
Process of putting into effect a documentation in international law
Royal prerogative
Custom found in common or civil law of monarchies that gives the sovereign certain privileges and power
State of emergency
Legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Term limit
Legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office