Issue 12, December 2014

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Voices from the field
	Tunisia holds milestone elections but uncertainties remain by Nidhal Mekki	Finalizing Nepal’s new Constitution: the illusion of consensus by Krishna Hachhethu	Les élections en Tunisie: bout du tunnel de la transition? by Nidhal Mekki	Quarantining Democracy: State of Emergency and Ebola in Liberia by Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei
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In the media this month

Analyses

Electioneering and constitutional reforms in Japan

Japan Times

Saving Libya’s Constitution-Making Body

by Omar Ould Dedde O. Hammady , Michael Meyer-Resende

The challenges of implementing a power sharing deal in South Sudan

Sudan Tribune

Islamicity and constitutionalism

by Rafia Zakaria

The quest for a way out of Tunisia’s constitutional quagmire

by Miriam Guetat

Burma’s constitutional crisis cracks up its reform

by Zin Linn

Thailand – the Making of a Pseudo-Democracy

by Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang

Sri-Lanka at Another Cross-Roads

by Razeen Sally

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News

Africa	Tanzania finally sets date for constitutional referendum US warns against constitutional crisis in Liberia Mauritius election results reflect voter rejection of proposed constitutional amendments Tunisia urged to strengthen judicial independence through full constitutional implementation
Asia	Nepal starts ‘decisive negotiation’ on constitution drafting Taiwan: Proposal to amend constitution gains legislative support Australia’s Abbot wants indigenous referendum in 2017 China: legal experts call for watchdog agency to oversee implementation of constitutional rule
Europe	Greece: New democracy MPs propose constitutional changes Putin says Russian Constitution must be more flexible Russia calls for amendments to Ukraine constitution to guarantee religious equality Berlin demands Serbia aligns Constitution with Brussels Agreement
Latin America	Chile to reform Constitution in 2015

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Recent events

Workshop on the role of interim constitutions in post conflict transitions: 4-5 Dec 2014, Edinburgh, Scotland (Preliminary Report now available)

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