Basic Constitutional Principles

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22 October 2021
In Trinidad and Tobago, speaker of the house issues clarifying statement in response to opposition criticism during sitting on presidential removal

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22 October 2021
Barbados elects first-ever president ahead of becoming republic

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Taming the Incumbency Advantage: Innovative Constitutional Designs from the ‘South'

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18 October 2021
In Canada, supreme court finds that unwritten constitutional principles like democracy cannot be used as bases for invalidating legislation

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15 October 2021
In Malaysia, proposed constitutional amendment would allow Sarawak state law to decide the definition of "native"

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14 October 2021
In Malaysia, government will table bill to redefine ''federation" under the constitution

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13 October 2021
In Cambodia, government proposes constitutional amendment barring dual citizenship for top positions

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12 October 2021
In Tunisia, president unveils new government

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30 September 2021
In Estonia, president declines to promulgate bill stating that parliament did not follow stipulated procedure

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24 September 2021
Polish constitutional tribunal again delays ruling on primacy of EU law