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27 July 2015
Venice Commission positive about Ukraine's draft constitutional amendments on justice
![Bulgarian parliament [photo credit: Sofia Echo]](/sites/default/files/bulgaria_parliament_-_sofia_echo_1.jpg "Bulgarian parliament [photo credit: Sofia Echo]")
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27 July 2015
Bulgarian parliament gains required votes for constitutional reform on the judiciary
![Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov [photo credit: Pedro Nunes/AFP/GettyImages]](/sites/default/files/borisov_-_pedro_nunesafpgettyimages_3.jpg "Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov [photo credit: Pedro Nunes/AFP/GettyImages]")
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24 July 2015
Bulgaria: Constitutional amendment fails on parliamentary vote but President and PM remain optimistic about positive outcome
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23 July 2015
Myanmar's lower house votes to postpone constitutional referendum until after general election
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22 July 2015
Nepal: Public consultation on draft constitution is concluded
![Thailand Constitutional Drafting Committee [photo credit: Thai PBS]](/sites/default/files/thai_cdc_-_thai_pbs_1.jpg "Thailand Constitutional Drafting Committee [photo credit: Thai PBS]")
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22 July 2015
Thailand: CDC proposes lifetime ban from House of Reps and Senate for impeached politicians
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21 July 2015
Somali leaders agree on pursuing a federal state structure for national peace
![President Michelle Bachelet [photo credit: Washington Times]](/sites/default/files/bachelet_-_washington_times_1.jpg "President Michelle Bachelet [photo credit: Washington Times]")
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21 July 2015
Chile: President Bachelet wants the constitutional reform process kicking in September to be participatory
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20 July 2015
Nepal: CA secretariat receives 8,000 comments and feedback in public consultation campaign
![Ukrainian parliament [photo credit: Voice of Sevastopol]](/sites/default/files/ukraine_-_voice_of_sebastopol_1.jpg "Ukrainian parliament [photo credit: Voice of Sevastopol]")
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20 July 2015
Ukrainian parliament sends draft amendments concerning decentralisation to Constitutional Court
![President Denis Sassou N'guesso [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/congo_-_reuters_3.jpeg "President Denis Sassou N'guesso [photo credit: Reuters]")
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20 July 2015
Congo Brazzaville: constitutional changes are proposed for president to stay in power
![Sri Lankan parliament [photo credit: IAS Paper]](/sites/default/files/sri-lankan-parliament-adopts-19th-amendment-to-its-constitution_-_ias_paper_1.jpg "Sri Lankan parliament [photo credit: IAS Paper]")
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17 July 2015
Sri Lankan parliament adopts 19th amendment to its constitution, reducing the executive power of the president
![US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/us_nuland_-_rt_1.jpg "US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland [photo credit: Reuters]")
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17 July 2015
Constitutional changes are passed in Ukraine to comply with the Minsk agreements on decentralisation
![Justice Minister, Ngosa Simbyakula [photo credit: The Post]](/sites/default/files/dr_ngosa_simbyakula_roland_msiska_-_the_post_1.jpg "Justice Minister, Ngosa Simbyakula [photo credit: The Post]")
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16 July 2015
Zambian government to publish constitutional amendment bill this week
![European Court of Human Rights [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/ecthr_-_afp_1.jpg "European Court of Human Rights [photo credit: AFP]")
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16 July 2015
Constitutional court holds that Russian constitution overrides European court rulings