Sentence examples for under its constitution from inspiring English sources

Until 1999 the Irish Republic claimed the whole island of Ireland under its constitution, but it did not act on it.

The Russian government is not living up to its own standards under its constitution, nor is it complying with universal human rights commitments it has made.

Japan has maintained that it has that right, but chooses not to exercise it because it is not allowed under its Constitution, which was imposed by the United States during the postwar occupation.

Under its constitution its six regional offices are largely autonomous.

Only Ireland, which was bound under its constitution to hold referenda on such issues, had committed itself to holding a national vote.

But those opposed to Fiji's chairmanship of the MSG say that under its constitution, the group cannot hand the role to an unelected government.

Since philosophical idealism in either of its forms does not seem to be the most obvious way in which to understand the nature of reality and the conditions under which its constitution can be known, it is of interest to look into the reasons and motives for idealism.

Today, Massachusetts is the only one of the 13 original states still governed under its first constitution, which is the oldest governing constitution in the world.

Sotto voce, a Japanese diplomat says Japan has never relied on it though what he perhaps means is that it no longer does.Under its pacifist constitution, imposed by America after the second world war, Japan is barred from "collective self-defence", even if it means shooting down a North Korean missile on its way to Hawaii.

Missouri is governed under its fourth constitution, ratified in 1945, but the basic structure of government has remained constant since the first constitution of 1820.

Nevada is governed under its original constitution, adopted in 1864 but since amended in many respects.