Preamble

[1] According to Robert's Rules of Order, including such background information may not be helpful in passing the resolution.

[1] While preambles may be regarded as unimportant introductory matter, their words may have effects that may not have been foreseen by their drafters.

The Bosnian Constitutional Court, particularly citing the case law of the Supreme Court of Canada, also declared that the provisions of the preamble of the Bosnian Constitution are invested with a normative force thereby serving as a sound standard of judicial review for the Constitutional Court.

[3] Due to concern over its potential effects, the draft preamble of the proposed European Constitution, in 2002, caused much controversy because of the possible inclusion of a reference to the Christian heritage of Europe.

[4] In India, the Supreme Court frequently rules unconstitutional amendments which violate the Basic Structure of the Constitution, especially its Preamble.