Constitution of the United Kingdom
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The Constitution of the United Kingdom is not a single written document labeled as a Constitution or Basic Law.
Many British laws have influenced American laws. For example, the Magna Carta has motivated the adoption of the Grand Jury provision of the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Moreover, American jurists in the 19th century looked to British case law for precedents in contract law and corporate law.
Magna Carta
The earliest document regarded as a basis of the British Constitution is the Magna Carta of 1215.
English Bill of Rights, 1689
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 was directly incorporated into the Bill of Rights of the American Constitution in 1971.
External links
- https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/magna-carta/translation.html A translation of Magna Carta at the US National Archives
- https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/historical-documents/magna-carta A translation of Magna Carta at the American National Constitution Center
- https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp English Bill of Rights 1689 at Yale Law School
