Issue 5, October 2013
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Voices from the field: Implementing Fiji’s new Constitution and Tunisia’s unpredictable political parties
- Are Tunisia’s political parties champions of change or spoilers? ConstitutionNet’s Nidhal Mekki takes stock of the role of the country’s political parties in its protracted democratic transition and what it means for the constitutional reform process. Full article.
- Rolling out Fiji’s new Constitution: the case for cautious optimism. A look at why Fijians must manage their expectations as country looks to implement new Constitution by Fiji’s former Vice President, Joni Madraiwiwi. Full article.
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In the media this month
Analyses
- Amending Vietnam’s Constitution: why Washington cares
- Gauging temperatures as Nepal CA polls approach
- Why new Tanzania Constitution must safeguard environmental conservation
News
- Sierra Leone — SLPP accuses APC of plans to twist 1991 Constitution
- Tanzania — Women push for gender equality in the Constitution
- Myanmar — Ruling party warns against repealing 2008 Constitution
- Egypt — CA passes articles on rights and freedoms
- Tunisia — NCA to set up mechanism to speed up adoption of Constitution
- Liberia — The legislature is independent
New International IDEA publication
Latest library resources
- Draft Constitution of Vietnam (Vietnamese)
- Guide to electoral dispute resolution (Arabic)
- Constitutional review in new democracies
- International Standards for the independence of the judiciary
- The independence and impartiality of the Judiciary in Lebanon
- A constitutional Court in an unconstitutional setting
Jobs and opportunities
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- Call for Consultants - UNDP Constitutional support expert database
- Call for papers and participants-Global environmental constitutionalism symposium
Events (recent and upcoming)
- Conference on Minorities and Marginalized Groups, 28-29 October
- Workshop on Constitutional Designs for Political Power and Economic Planning for the Present and for the Future, 13-15 Nov 2013, Pretoria South Africa
New members on ConstitutionNet
- Annette Stroux
- Cheick Ouedraogo
- Markus Boeckenfoerde
- Petra Strader
- Miranda Fondem
- Ulemu Chiuye
- Ramiah Yogarajan
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