Israel
no formal constitution; some of the functions of a
constitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948),
the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), and the Israeli
citizenship law
Italy
passed 11 December 1947; effective 1 January 1948; amended
many times
Jamaica
6 August 1962
Japan
3 May 1947
Jersey
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Jordan
8 January 1952
Kazakhstan
adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995; first
post-independence constitution was adopted 28 January 1993
Kenya
12 December 1963, amended as a republic 1964; reissued with
amendments 1979, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, and 2001
Kiribati
12 July 1979
Korea, North
adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972,
revised again in April 1992 and September 1998