Constitution of the United Kingdom
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The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, laws, and conventions that organize and regulate the powers of the state and the rights of citizens in the UK.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the United Kingdom Context triple: [House of Lords Act 1999, relatedTo, Constitution of the United Kingdom]
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A.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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B.
Statutes of Westminster
The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
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C.
Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Australia's federal system of government and its key institutions.
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D.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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E.
Constitution of the Netherlands
The Constitution of the Netherlands is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and limits of Dutch government and guarantees the basic rights of its citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the United Kingdom Target entity description: The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, laws, and conventions that organize and regulate the powers of the state and the rights of citizens in the UK.
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A.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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B.
Statutes of Westminster
The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
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C.
Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Australia's federal system of government and its key institutions.
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D.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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E.
Constitution of the Netherlands
The Constitution of the Netherlands is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and limits of Dutch government and guarantees the basic rights of its citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
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uncodified constitution ⓘ |
| amendmentMethod | ordinary Acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure | no special entrenched procedure ⓘ |
| basedOn |
common law
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constitutional conventions ⓘ statute law ⓘ works of authority ⓘ |
| characteristic |
evolved gradually over centuries
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flexible compared to codified constitutions ⓘ relies heavily on political conventions ⓘ |
| codification | uncodified ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | courts of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| entrenchment | largely unentrenched ⓘ |
| governs |
civil liberties and human rights framework
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powers of the UK Government ⓘ powers of the UK Parliament ⓘ powers of the courts ⓘ powers of the monarch ⓘ relationship between central and devolved governments ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Prime Minister
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surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| headOfState | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| includes |
Act of Settlement 1701
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Acts of Parliament ⓘ Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of Union
English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ
surface form:
European Communities Act 1972 (historically)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ⓘ Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ Magna Carta ⓘ Northern Ireland Act 1998 ⓘ Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 ⓘ Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ case law ⓘ constitutional conventions ⓘ devolution settlements ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ treaties ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English common law tradition
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parliamentary system of government ⓘ |
| influencedOther | constitutional systems of many Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
courts of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
judiciary of the United Kingdom
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| judicialBody | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme source of constitutional law in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| legislatureStructure | bicameral ⓘ |
| lowerHouse |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
House of Commons
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| principle |
constitutional monarchy
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parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ representative democracy ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers (partial) ⓘ unitary state with devolution ⓘ |
| rightsFramework | partly incorporated through the Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate | whether the UK should adopt a written constitution ⓘ |
| upperHouse | House of Lords ⓘ |
| writtenInSingleDocument | no ⓘ |
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Subject: Constitution of the United Kingdom Description of subject: The Constitution of the United Kingdom is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, laws, and conventions that organize and regulate the powers of the state and the rights of citizens in the UK.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitution (in the broad, uncodified sense)
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitution
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United Kingdom constitutional law
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitutional law
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Constitution of the United Kingdom (unwritten conventions)
this entity surface form:
British constitutional law
Whether the British Government inclines more to Absolute Monarchy or to a Republic
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discusses
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Constitution of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
British constitution
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitutional framework
this entity surface form:
British constitution
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the United Kingdom (unwritten) principles
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitution
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the United Kingdom (unwritten traditions)
House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015
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category
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Constitution of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of the United Kingdom (unwritten)
Northern Ireland elections policy (reserved aspects)
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partOf
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Constitution of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form:
United Kingdom constitutional framework