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4 March 2015

Presidential Decree signed on the establishment of the Constitutional Commission in Ukraine

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27 February 2015

Constitution Drafting Committee: the entire Thai Senate would be appointed

Houthi Shiite Yemeni chant slogans during clashes near the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, 19 January 2015 (photo credit: AP)

Analysis

25 February 2015

Greed, Brutality, and an Unraveling Coup in Yemen

photo credit: BBC

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24 February 2015

E. Ukraine leaders order ceasefire, voice amendments to constitution

President Omer Hassan al-Bashir addresses the general convention of the ruling National Congress Party (photo credit: Sudan News Agency)

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24 February 2015

Sudan’s Bashir reiterates adherence to Islamic constitution

photo credit: BBC

Analysis

24 February 2015

Beijing's patriotism test finds no support in the Basic Law

Thai Constitution Drafting Committee (photo credit: Bangkok Post)

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23 February 2015

Thai Constitution Drafting Committee decides to establish a "National Virtue Assembly"

Volunteers of the Recognize campaign – The relay event involved more than 18,000 Australians at 241 events and meetings since it began in May 26, 2013

Analysis

20 February 2015

Behind the Gap: constitutional recognition for Australia’s first peoples

African countries are shaded according to their experience as of February 2015 regarding attempts to repeal constitutional term limits of the executive. Data: Rachel Beatty Riedl. (Kim Yi Dionne/The Monkey Cage)

Analysis

20 February 2015

Are efforts to limit presidential power in Africa working?

LGBT rights advocates supporting marriage equality during the Milan Parade (Photo credit: Yuri Guaiana/Certi Diritti)

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20 February 2015

Same-sex marriage rejected under Italian constitution

Article 49.3 of the French constitution gives the government the power to by-pass the National Assembly when it doesn’t have majority support. (photo credit: Parti Socialiste)

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19 February 2015

Hollande risks vote of no confidence to trump majority in the economic reform debate

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19 February 2015

Irish Minister calls for referendum to remove constitutional ban on blasphemy

Buddhist monks and others protest against white cards that allow many Rohingyas to vote, Yangon February 11, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS/SOE ZEYA TUN)

Analysis

19 February 2015

Possibility for Aung San Suu Kyi’s presidential candidacy? Green light to a referendum on constitutional amendments in Myanmar

President Nkurunziza of Burundi (photo credit: tanganyikablog.wordpress.com)

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19 February 2015

Burundi warns campaigners opposing president’s third term bid

photo credit: AfricLaw

Analysis

19 February 2015

Tanzania’s proposed new constitution and the fate of social and economic rights