Bogdanovskaya, I.Y. Interpretation of constitution in the common law countries.

Abstract: This article by I.Y. Bogdanovskaya includes interpretation of written constitutions of three common law countries: USA, Canada and Australia. All three of these countries possess a rather long history of constitutional development, since the Constitution of the USA was adopted in 1787, the Constitution of Australia was adopted in 1900, and the Constitution of Canada consists of a number of acts, adopted within the period of time from 1987 to 1982. That way, these countries possess a lengthy history of judicial interpretation, and analysis of its evolution allows to develop the theory of interpretation…