Essay on the Difference between Written and Unwritten Constitution
One basis of classifying constitution from the view point of their origin Jameson defines a written constitution as, “a work of conscious art and the result of a deliberate effort to lay down body of fundamental principle under which a government shall be organised.” In other words, when a constitution owes its origin to a deliberate are embodied in a single document, it is said to be a written constitution. For instance, the constitution of India was drafted out by the Constitution assembly of India; a body specifically assigned the task of making a constitution. Even the constitutions promulgated by kings and dictators also belong to this category. For instance, the present Constitution of Nepal was promulgated by king Mahendra. However, it is more accurate to call it an enacted…