Eighth Amendment
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Eighth Amendment may refer to:
- Eighth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionEighth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that this amendment's Cruel and Unusual...
, part of the United States Bill of Rights - Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of IrelandEighth Amendment of the Constitution of IrelandThe Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland introduced a constitutional ban on abortion. It was effected by the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1983, which was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on the 7 October of the same year.-Changes to the...
, which bans termination of pregnancy in the Republic of Ireland - Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of PakistanEighth Amendment to the Constitution of PakistanThe VIII Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, was short-time amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which was passed by the Majlis-e-Shoora, in the absence of elected Parliament of Pakistan, in 1985. The VIII Amendment was drafted and later enforced by the joint Technocratic-Military...
, which changed Pakistan's government from a parliamentary system to a semi-presidential system