A country s constitution could be derived from ... - WAEC Government 2018 Question
A country's constitution could be derived from the following sources except?
A
judicial precedents
B
customary sources
C
statutory sources
D
party manifestoes
correct option: d
The sources of a constitution are:-
- Legislature,Legal instrument,Statute and Parliamentary acts
- Historical documents
- Constitution of other countries
- Previous constitutions of the country
- Opinions,writings and commentaries of eminent legal experts and political thinkers, government authorities and committees
- Usages,Principles,Norms,Habits,Customs,Convention,Practices,Traditions,Rule of actions applicable to government- Common Law {Established and accepted patterns of behaviour of governance}
- Judicial decisions,Commentary by judiciary, Judges made maxims- Case Laws {Judge made laws}
- Decisions of constitutional assembly
- Parliamentary standing orders
- Legal doctrines and concepts
- Theory of judicial precedent
- Religious legal texts
- Equity,Justice and Good Conscience
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