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![Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 [photo credit: AP]](/sites/default/files/shinzo_abe_-_ap_4.jpeg "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 [photo credit: AP]")
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30 July 2015
It's OK for Japan to Fudge Its Constitution - Noah Feldman
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30 July 2015
Op-Ed: Nepali women stand to lose the ability to control their fertility if the draft constitution is not rectified
![Turkey's acting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and CHP Deputy Chairman Haluk Koç [photo credit: Cihan]](/sites/default/files/pm_davutoglu_-_cihan_0.jpg "Turkey's acting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and CHP Deputy Chairman Haluk Koç [photo credit: Cihan]")
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30 July 2015
Turkey: AK Party and opposition CH Party agree on new constitution but differ on election threshold
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28 July 2015
Nepal may remove 'secularism' from new Constitution in response to public feedback
![Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/museveni_-_reuters_3.jpg "Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni [photo credit: Reuters]")
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28 July 2015
Uganda: Museveni to run for another term after 30 years in power
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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