Key Documents of The United Kingdom's Constitution
- Charter of Liberties (1100) - served as the model for the Magna Carta (The Great Charter) in 1215.
- Magna Carta (1215) — largely repealed today except clauses 1, 13, and 39
- Provisions of Oxford
- The Petition of Right (1628)
- English Bill of Rights 1689
- Act of Settlement 1701
- Acts of Union 1707
- Act of Union 1800
- Scotland Act of 1998 and Associated Legislation
- Government of Wales Act of 1998 and Associated Legislation
- Northern Ireland Act of 1998 and Associated Legislation
- The Belfast Agreement (1998)
- The Human Rights Act (1998)
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