Like so many others, I wanted the Constitution to assert the principle of equal rights without regard to gender.

Apostolic Constitutions (church regulations supposedly asserted by the apostles)

Both the Constitution and Decree 92 assert that religious practice should serve national interests by promoting development and education and instructing believers to be good citizens.

The Constitution asserts Vanuatu to be a "sovereign democratic state", with sovereignty vested in "the people of Vanuatu which they exercise through their elected representatives".

From Hope to Disillusionment Mr. Myrdal predicted that American idealism and the Constitution would gradually assert themselves and discrimination would fade out in a generation.

The Constitution asserts that Turkey is a secular and democratic republic, deriving its sovereignty from the people.

The Constitution also asserts that court powers and jurisdiction shall be defined by law - legislation passed by the General Assembly.

Although the Constitution asserted the independence of the courts, it also subordinated the judiciary to the political authorities and their political goals.

The Constitution asserts that the republic will protect Macedonians everywhere - an assertion that the Greeks say shows that the former Yugoslav republic has territorial designs on the Macedonian part of Greece.

The Constitution asserts that the government "shall ensure work and education within the limits of its possibilities, and it shall ensure a state of tranquility and equal opportunities to all Jordanians."