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Anna Dziedzic, 26 May 2020
Reflecting custom in a written constitution: Constitutional proposals in Samoa15 December 2020
Samoa parliament passes much criticized constitutional reforms28 April 2020
Debate over court reform in Samoa continues
Samoa's parliament passes constitutional amendment unifying court structure26 February 2025
Parliament on Wednesday morning passed the Constitutional amendment to unify the court structure in a controversial calculation of two third majority in the Hou…
Samoa parliament passes much criticized constitutional reforms15 December 2020
Samoa's parliament has passed three laws that fundamentally alter the country's constitution and judicial system.
The proposals were widely condemned by lawye…
Debate over court reform in Samoa continues28 April 2020
The former Attorney General in Samoa says controversial changes proposed to the courts will help offer cultural solutions the current Westminster model cannot.
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Samoan judiciary warns against proposed constitutional amendments13 April 2020
Samoa's judiciary has publicly expressed "grave concern" at proposed Constitutional amendments recently tabled in Parliament.
The concerns were expressed as a…
Samoan Parliament passed constitutional amendment to reduce term for Head of State 21 February 2019
The Government has amended the Constitution to reduce the term in office for the Head of State to ten years.
And after the first term, the Head of State …