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International assistance

The role of international or external support for national processes of constitution building has an instrumental impact on the design of these processes and the institutional choices that ultimately are framed in constitutions.

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The new Constitution Builders CONNECT Resource – is an interactive training tool that reinforces sharing experiences as a means to building the capacity of practitioners to solve some of the dilemmas that they face in constitution building.

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Handbook

The Handbook reviews and discusses some of the institutional and procedural design choices that practitioners have recently considered during contemporary constitution building.

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Selected issues are considered at length based on emerging and ongoing dialogues among practitioners and specialists.

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Multimedia

A collection of multimedia resources from and about constitution-building processes.

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The web links provide a comprehensive list of relevant organizations and partners working in constitution building and related subjects.

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The ability of the public or other organizations, including other governmental bodies, to observe and understand the activities of government bodies and hold them for their actions.

The Week of Miracles

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This chapter, written by Cedric Thornberry, details the process of elections in Namibia in 1989.  It includes a personal account of the atmosphere and functioning of the polls, the closing of the polls, and the results. 

Draft Constitution Provides Pleasant Suprises

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This article, published by The Namibian on the 10th of January, 1990, gives information about the Draft Constitution awaiting adoption by the Constituent Assembly.  It names the abolition of the death penalty, the role of Cabinet officials, corruption, elected representatives, and leadershi…

United Nations Resolution 435 to give Namibia Independence

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This document is the Security Council Resolution 435 (1978) of 29th September, 1978.  It grants Namibia independence and declares that the Namibia situation should be settled, that South Africa's illegal administration should withdraw, establishes a United Nations Transition Assistance Grou…

Namibia: Provision for Holding an Election for a Constituent Assembly

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This Official Gazette states that a Constituent Assembly is to be established in Namibia, with the supervision and control of the United Nations.  It details various laws in the Schedule, including administrative provisions in connection with the election, determination of polling days and …

Code of Conduct for Political Parties during the 1989 Election Campaign in Namibia

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This document, produced by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, states the Code of Conduct for Political Parties during the 1989 Election Campaign in Namibia.  Nine parties signed the agreements, which established this Code of Conduct. The code deals with issues relating to …

Agreement on Procedures in Connection with the Election for a Constituent Assembly

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This Official Gazette states that the Administrator-General and the Special Representative appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations have agreed on procedures in connection with the election for a Constituent Assembly in terms of the Election Proclamation.  It is followed by …

First Law Amendment(Abolition of Discriminatory Laws for the Purposes of Free and Fair Election)

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Namibian law repealing laws abdridging or inhibiting the objective of a free and fair election for a Constituent Assembly in the 1990s

Proposal for a Settlement of the Namibian Situation

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This letter, dated the 10th of April, 1978 and addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, was submitted by the representatives of Canada, France, Germany, the Federal Republic of, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America and  prop…

Views submitted to the Committee of Experts

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This document includes various examples of views that were submitted to the Committee of Experts following on the proposed new constitution of Kenya.

Hamornized Draft Constitution of Keny:People's Feedback

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This report, made by the Trans-Nzoia Youth Sports Association in Kitale, Kenya, details the response of the people to the harmonized draft Constitution of Kenya. It offers summarized input from 250 children, girls, youth and elders, who directly participated in the discussions.