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==Internationally==

==Internationally==

Traditionally, the ''living constitution'' concept has only been applied to the re-interpretation of the [[Constitution of the United States]].  However, in recent times, questions have started to be asked as to if other constitutions around the globe may also be considered ''living and breathing constitutions''.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5617&context=fss_papers The Roots of the Living Constitution]</ref><ref>[http://www.ruleoflaw.ca/the-true-american-import-to-canada-is-the-living-constitution-not-originalism/ The True American Import to Canada is the Living Tree, not Originalism]</ref>

Traditionally, the ''living constitution'' concept has primarily been applied to the re-interpretation of the [[Constitution of the United States]].  However, in recent times, questions have started to be asked as to if other constitutions around the globe may also be considered ''living and breathing constitutions''.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5617&context=fss_papers The Roots of the Living Constitution]</ref><ref>[http://www.ruleoflaw.ca/the-true-american-import-to-canada-is-the-living-constitution-not-originalism/ The True American Import to Canada is the Living Tree, not Originalism]</ref>  The constitution of [[India]], for example, is considered to be a living and breathing document.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hasan|first1=Zoya|last2=Sridharan|first2=Eswaran|last3=Sudarshan|first3=R.|title=India's Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices, Controversies|date=2005|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781843311379}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-Living-Constitution/articleshow/5490343.cms India’s Living Constitution]</ref>  The constitution of [[Canada]] is also looked at this way, where the constitution is "a living tree capable of growth and expansion."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/opinion/greenhouse-a-tree-grows-in-canada.html A Tree Grows in Canada], [[The New York Times]]</ref>

What effect a comparison of countries' constitutions will have on the concept of a ''living constitution'' has not yet been determined, since some constitutions are more solid than others.

What effect a comparison of countries' constitutions will have on the concept of a ''living constitution'' has not yet been determined, since some constitutions are more solid than others.