concepts
constitutions and constitutionalism
An unwritten constitution is the body of legislation, rules, regulations, and common law recognized by legislators, executives, and courts as the binding laws that legitimize, guide, and limit a government's powers and authority as well as the public's rule of law. With an unwritten constitution, the body of laws are not enumerated within a single, formal document as witnessed in Israel, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Constitutions, Unwritten]
unwritten constitutions