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20 July 2015
رواندا: البرلمان يصوت على التعديل الدستورى ويسمح للرئيس الترشح لولاية ثالثة
![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
![Japan President Shinzo Abe [photo credit: Reuters/ Toru Hanai]](/sites/default/files/download_-_reuters_1.jpeg "Japan President Shinzo Abe [photo credit: Reuters/ Toru Hanai]")
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15 July 2015
Japan's proposed bill for increased military highlights broader issues of pacifist constitution
![East African Court in session [photo credit: in2eastafrica]](/sites/default/files/east-african-court-of-justice_-_in2eastafrica_3.jpg "East African Court in session [photo credit: in2eastafrica]")
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15 July 2015
East African Court reviews constitutional court decision on extending the presidential two-term limit in Burundi
![Rwanda President Paul Kagame [photo credit: Associated Press]](/sites/default/files/701007d4-ac2c-4c95-bdbe-f8ac0420fa60_w640_r1_s_-_associated_press_0.jpg "Rwanda President Paul Kagame [photo credit: Associated Press]")
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15 July 2015
Rwandan Parliament voted in favour of a petititon calling for the removal of two-term limit for president
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14 July 2015
Nepal: Constituent Assembly sends staff to villages with draft constitution
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13 July 2015
Libyan parties reach peace deal paving the way to new constitution
![Bharrat Jagdeo, former president of Guyana [photo credit: Andres Leighton/AP]](/sites/default/files/president-bharrat-jagdeo-001_-_andres_leightonap_0.jpg "Bharrat Jagdeo, former president of Guyana [photo credit: Andres Leighton/AP]")
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13 July 2015
Guyana: Chief Justice overrules constitutional two-term limit for the president
![NGEC legal officer Dona Anyona [photo credit: Tom Otieno, Nation Media Group]](/sites/default/files/mama_0.jpg "NGEC legal officer Dona Anyona [photo credit: Tom Otieno, Nation Media Group]")
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13 July 2015
Kenya National Gender and Equality Commission calls for respect of gender quota requirements as prescribed by the constitution
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10 July 2015
Op-ed from Nigeria: The only solution is true fiscal federalism - through constitutional amendment
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10 July 2015
Nepal: 15-day action plan to collate views on the prelimenary draft of new constitution