Independent Commissions
![Mauritian flag (photo credit: government of Mauritius) Mauritian flag (photo credit: government of Mauritius)](/sites/default/files/Mauritius-Flag-Map.png)
News
4 January 2017
Mauritius government to introduce constitution amendment bill establishing prosecution commission
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News
2 January 2017
Turkish constitutional reform forges ahead as parliamentary commission approves proposed amendments
Voices From The Field
21 December 2016
Constitution building in 2016 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field
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News
21 December 2016
Samoa PM proposes constitutional amendment to define nation as a 'Christian' State
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News
12 December 2016
Turkish ruling party submits constitutional amendment bill to parliament
News
12 December 2016
السودان: البرلمان يجيز تعديلات دستورية في ديسمبر تتعلق بالحكومة الجديدة
![Nepalese Parliament building (photo credit: The Himalayan Times) Nepalese Parliament building (photo credit: The Himalayan Times)](/sites/default/files/Nepal_amendment_Nov%202016.jpg)
News
30 November 2016
Nepalese government tables constitutional amendments on federal provinces, nationality
![Grenadians reject proposed constitutional reforms to replace Privy Council with Caribbean Court of Justice Photo credit: Grenada Constitutional Reform webpage](/sites/default/files/Grenada_referndum_Nov%202016.png)
News
29 November 2016
Grenadians reject proposed constitutional reforms to replace Privy Council with Caribbean Court of Justice
![Poland defies EU deadline on changes to constitutional court law Former Polish PM and current president of European Council with current Polish PM (photo credit: AFP / Wojtek Radwanski](/sites/default/files/Poland_EU_Nov%202016.jpg)
News
3 November 2016
Poland defies EU deadline on changes to constitutional court law
![Parliament of Uganda (photo credit: University of Makerere) Parliament of Uganda (photo credit: University of Makerere)](/sites/default/files/Uganda_parliament_Oct%202016.png)
News
28 October 2016
Ugandan legislators oppose lifting of constitutional presidential age limit
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