An eternity clause is a colloquial term for a legal provision aiming to ensure that a constitution or basic law cannot be changed by subsequent legal amendments. Eternity clauses are a type of entrenched clause, and exist in the constitutions of the Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Morocco and Norway.
The Constitution of India and the Constitution of Colombia contain similar provisions aimed at making it difficult, but not impossible, to change their basic structure.
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Famous quotes containing the words eternity and/or clause:
“When the coherence of the parts of a stone, or even that composition of parts which renders it extended; when these familiar objects, I say, are so inexplicable, and contain circumstances so repugnant and contradictory; with what assurance can we decide concerning the origin of worlds, or trace their history from eternity to eternity?”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“Long ago I added to the true old adage of “What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business,” another clause which, I think, more than any other principle has served to influence my actions in life. That is, What is nobody’s business is my business.”
—Clara Barton (1821–1912)