Chinese Constitution Case Study

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Introduction The Constitution is the fundamental law of a country and stipulates the basic tasks and fundamental system of a country, which can be defined as the social system, principles of the state system, the organisation of the state power and the basic rights and obligations of the citizens. The constitution is the general constitution of a large, coercive political organisation. In modern society, the constitution is regarded as the basic norms that all government agencies and members of the society must abide by. Its main contents are the basic rights of citizens and the organisational structure of the government. The modern constitution adheres to the principle of sovereignty over the people and, moreover, the basic human rights provisions…show more content…
Colonel Joseph. Chamberlain, on March 14, 1900, presented the Australian Federal Constitution Act in the British Parliament. The bill was finally passed on July 5, 1900, with the consent of the Queen on July 9. Meanwhile, the Western Australian Parliament also passed the bill. On July 31, its voters passed the referendum. On September 17, the Queen announced that on January 1, 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established with the original six Australian colonies as the first federal state. The current Australian constitution is the Commonwealth Act of 1900, which was amended from time to time as an amendment to the Constitution. 2. Chinese constitution history  Interim Constitution: "Common Platform for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - 1949", also known as the "common program", or the interim constitution. On 29th September 1949, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference elected the Central People's Government Committee, proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China, and adopted the "Common Program of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference", acting as an interim constitution. The Common Program of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference promulgated in 1949, although not a true constitution, laid the foundation for the constitution's conclusion.  Second, the first formal constitution:…show more content…
Known as the May Fourth constitution. 4th May Constitution is a relatively perfect constitution. This is the first constitution of the People's Republic of China. It was formulated on the basis of amending the "common program", an interim constitutional law enacted by the CPPCC National Committee on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic.  Third, the second part of the official constitution: "The People's Republic of China Constitution - 1975," also known as the Seventy-fifth Constitution. The second part, "Constitution of the People's Republic of China," was passed at the first session of the Fourth National People's Congress on 17th January 1975, for a total of 30 articles. At that time, still in the Cultural Revolution, so with a strong colour of the Cultural Revolution. It is a constitution that has serious shortcomings and mistakes (see the "Great Cultural Revolution").  Fourth, the third official constitution: "The People's Republic of China Constitution - 1978", also known as the seven or eight

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