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Constitutions, Charters and Statutes of the Cold War Era, 1946 to 1989

This group gathers the constitutions, charters and statutes of the Cold War era, 1946 to 1989. These are the constitutions, charters, edicts, statutes and codes by which rulers and assemblies set down the law of a realm. A document belongs here when its cited article gives a date inside this span for the document's own signing, adoption, issue or composition. It excludes documents dated earlier or later, which sit in the neighboring period groups of the same kind. The years 1946 to 1989 cover the Cold War, decolonization and the rise of the United Nations and of regional organizations.

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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Wikipedia)
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The West German constitution was adopted in Bonn on 8 May 1949 and came into effect on 23 May after having been approved by the occupying western Allies of World War II on 12 May.
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Wikipedia: Charter of the Rights of the Family
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The Charter of the Rights of the Family ("The Charter", La carta in Italian) was "Presented by the Holy See to all persons, institutions and authorities concerned with the mission of the family in today's world" on October 22, 1983.
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Wikipedia: Sponsa Christi
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Sponsa Christi ("Spouse of Christ") is an Apostolic Constitution issued by Pope Pius XII on the Feast of the Presentation, November 21, 1950.
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Wikipedia: Communio et Progressio
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Communio et progressio is a pastoral instruction of the Roman Catholic Church, issued by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on 23 May 1971.
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