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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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Training programme

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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Issue papers

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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Report of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission, Volume four: Constituency Constitutional Forum Report: Constituency no 205, Nyaribari Chache

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This is a Report of views and recommendations collected from Nyaribari Chache Constituency during the constituency constitutional forum hearings. The recommendations focus on issues including but not limited to the Preamble, Directive Principles of State Policy, Defense and National Security, St…
Language: English
Publisher: Constitution of Kenya Review Commission.

The Constitution of the Republic of Kenya 1963 (as Amended to 2008)

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This is the constitution of the Republic of Kenya from 1963, as Amended to 2008.
Language: English
Publisher: The Government of the Republic of Kenya

The Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution

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This paper provdes a legal analyses of the Basic Structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution
Language: English

Affirmative Action in Kenya

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This chapter is from one of the many reports produced by the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission in the course of the review process. It takes a comparative look at affirmative action in general. It begins with an examination of the basis and meaning of the concept, and how it is used in th…
Language: English
Publisher: Constitution of Kenya Review Commission

The Constitution of Kenya: 1963

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This is the Constitution of Kenya at Independence in 1963. It was constituted into ten chapters covering issues ranging from Citizenship, Executive and Legislative Powers, The Judicature and Legislative Procedure, etc
Language: English
Publisher: Governmenmt of Kenya

Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala

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This is the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala, decreed by the National Constituent Assembly on May 31st 1985, as amended by legislative decree no. 18-93 of 17th November 1993.
Language: English
Publisher: The government of the Republic of Guatemala

Report of CoE Consultative Forum With Political Parties

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This is a record of discussions during a consultative forum between the Kenyan Committee of experts on Constitutional Review and political parties held on September 7 2009. The meeting was called to acknowledge and emphasize the role of political parties in the effort to complete Kenya's protract…
Language: English
Publisher: CoE

The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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This is the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Adopted by the National Assembly on May 13, 2005, and approved by the Congolese people by the referendum of December 18 and 19, 2005.
Language: English
Publisher: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo

1987 Constitution of Haiti

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This is the constitution of Haiti, adopted in 1987.
Language: English
Publisher: The government of Haiti

Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 As Amended by the First Two Amendment Acts 2063 and 2064 (2007)

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This document displays the interim constitution of Nepal as Amended by the First Two Amendment Acts 2063 and 2064 (2007.
Language: English
Publisher: Government of Nepal