Issue 11, November 2014

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Voices from the field
	Constitutional reform in non-conflict contexts: Ghana’s experience by Mawuse Vormawor	Tanzania’s ongoing feud: A tale of two Constitutions by Salma Maoulidi	Zambia’s elusive constitution making: lessons for civil society by Boniface Cheembe	Caught between law and politics: Judicial review of constitutional amendments in Libya by Suliman Ibrahim
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In the media this month

Analyses

Uganda: Can Constitutional Changes Delay 2016 Elections? by Sadab Kitatta Kaaya

Chile's journey towards a constituent assembly by Bruno Sommer Catalán

Nepal's Constitution making: Bringing consensus back to Kathmandu by Prashant Jha

Sri Lanka: Why a Constitutional amendment now is more urgent than general elections by Dhammasiri Ranwalage

Term limits and constitutional tinkering in Africa: Burkina Faso's lesson by Yuhniwo Ngenge

Iceland shows that a UK constitutional convention should involve politicians as little as possible by Thorvaldur Gylfason

Spain: What's next after Catalonia vote? by Patrice De Beerk

Reflections on the Arab uprisings by Marc Lynch

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News

Africa	Tanzanians urged to read the Proposed Constitution DRC’s Kabila rethinks fiddling with Constitution after Burkina revolt Senior civil servants in Ghana accused of using presidency to violate Constitution Algeria ‘seriously’ preparing for review of the constitution—President Bouteflika New constitutional amendments abolish election of state governors
Asia	Myanmar Army bristles against constitutional change Thailand’s draft constitution to be ready by April 2015 Nepal: Political Parties accused of not taking constitution writing seriously
Latin America	Ecuador: Ruling PAIS Allianz to submit more proposed reforms on the Constitution Thousands of Chileans take to the streets to demand new Constitution
Europe	Catalona holds non-binding vote on independence

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