Tag: constitutional reform
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Fiji’s People’s Alliance says constitutional and electoral reforms may not be completed before next elections as campaign timeline tightens
His comments mark a fresh acknowledgment from the party that delivering on high-profile reform pledges made during the 2022 campaign may not be achievable within the… Read more
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Fiji constitutional review: Civil society urged to broaden legal standing and restore courts to protect women’s rights
Fiji’s women’s rights advocates urge a constitutional reset to keep courts as the final arbiters of law and to anchor international human rights standards in domestic… Read more
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Fiji Constitution Review Commission Cautions Against Altering the Bill of Rights Amid Debates Over Secularism and a Christian State
Fiji’s Constitution Review Commission is grappling with how far to bend a robust Bill of Rights, with some submissions proposing reforms that could rub up against… Read more
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France’s National Assembly Rejects New Caledonia Reform, Sends Bill Back to Senate via Shuttle Process
A controversial bid to redefine New Caledonia’s status stumbled in the French Assembly, triggering a fresh pause in the process. With deep political rifts across camps,… Read more
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Fiji GCC pushes constitutional overhaul to reserve Fijian for iTaukei and restore chiefs’ role in state
Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs has filed a sweeping plan to redefine identity, governance and rights in the constitutional review. The proposals touch on who is… Read more
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Fiji: Leung Warns Against Abolishing 2013 Constitution, Proposes Stepwise Reform
Former Fiji attorney-general Graham Leung warns that while scrapping the 2013 Constitution might be legally possible, it could unleash a complicated legal and administrative nightmare. He… Read more