An
uncodified System is a type of
constitution where the fundamental rules often take the form of
customs,
usage,
precedent and a variety of
statutes and
legal instruments. An understanding of the constitution is obtained through reading commentary by the
judiciary, government
committees or
legal experts. In such a constitutional system, all these elements may be recognized by
courts,
legislators and the
bureaucracy as binding upon government and limiting its powers. Such a framework is sometimes imprecisely called an "unwritten constitution"; however, all the elements of an uncodified constitution are typically written down in a variety of official documents, though not codified in a single document.