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Relationship between characteristics data and chronology

Relationship between characteristics data and chronology

**Version 4.0 of Characteristics Data Now Available!**

Phase I: Chronology

Chronology of Constitutional Events, Version 1.3
(updated through 2019)

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Phase II: Texts

Although we have gathered the texts for nearly every constitutional event since 1789, only a small percentage of these are not under copyright restrictions. However, nearly all of the world’s currently actively constitutions are available on our site Constitute.

Phase III: Characteristics

NEW! Characteristics of National Constitutions, Version 4.0

Suggested Citation: Elkins, Zachary and Tom Ginsburg. 2022 “Characteristics of National Constitutions, Version 4.0.” Comparative Constitutions Project. Last modified: October 24, 2022. Available at comparativeconstitutionsproject.org.


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Replication Information

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