Class Constitution

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.law.Constitution

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named

public class Constitution
extends Object
implements Named

A class representing the fundamental rules, form, structure, and activities of a given organization or nation.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Constitution(String name, Date date, List<Article> articles)	Creates a new Constitution object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addArticle(Article article)	Adds an article to the constitution.
List<Article>	getArticles()	Returns the list of articles in the constitution.
Date	getDate()	Returns the date when the constitution was established.
String	getName()	Returns the name of the organization or constitution.
void	removeArticle(Article article)	Removes an article from the constitution.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Constitution

public Constitution(String name,
 Date date,
 List<Article> articles)

Creates a new Constitution object.

Parameters:

name - the name of the constitution

date - the date of adoption or proclamation

articles - the set of articles defining the constitution

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any argument is null or if the list contains non-Article entities

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the organization or constitution.

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

the name

getDate

public Date getDate()

Returns the date when the constitution was established.

Returns:

the date

getArticles

public List<Article> getArticles()

Returns the list of articles in the constitution.

Returns:

the list of articles

addArticle

public void addArticle(Article article)

Adds an article to the constitution.

Parameters:

article - the article to add

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if article is null

removeArticle

public void removeArticle(Article article)

Removes an article from the constitution. Note: Articles are rarely removed from a constitution; usually, they are amended.

Parameters:

article - the article to remove