  the constitution of norway (complete name: the constitution of the kingdom of norway; official name: kongeriget norges grundlov;lovdata.no: lov 1814-05-17 nr 00: kongeriget norges grundlov norwegian bokmÃ¥l: kongeriket norges grunnlov; norwegian nynorsk: kongeriket noregs grunnlov) was first adopted on 16 may and subsequently signed and dated on 17 may 1814 by the norwegian constituent assembly at eidsvoll. it was at the time considered to be one of the most liberal or radically democratic constitutions in the world, and it is today the second oldest single-document national constitution in europe after the constitution of poland (may 3, 1791) and second oldest in the world, still in continuous force as the polish may 3rd constitution survived for less than 2 years. 17 may is the national day of norway. during may 2014 the storting passed the most substantial changes since 1814, particularly by including paragraphs on human rights.http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/gar-utenom-7599077.html ==history== 300px|thumb|the constituent assembly at eidsvoll in may 1814  ===writing the constitution=== following the defeat of napoleon's troops at the battle of leipzig in october 1813 and the treaty of kiel of january 1814, the crown prince of denmark-norway, christian frederik, the resident vice-roy in norway, founded a norwegian independence movement. the most likely goal of the young crown prince was to ultimate re-unification with denmark. his initiative was successful, and a national assembly at eidsvoll was called. the assembled representatives were elected by the congregations of the state church throughout norway, and by military units. they convened at the eidsvoll manor on 10 april. during five weeks of the spring of 1814, the constitution was written. the constitution was ratified by the assembly on 16 may, and signed the following day, the latter date now celebrated as the norwegian constitution day. the norwegian constitution was inspired by the united states declaration of independence in 1776 and the french revolution in 1789 and the subsequent u.s. and french constitutions. the authors christian magnus falsen and johan gunder adler were also influenced by the spanish constitution of 1812. a deviation from th
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