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Part 1: Introduction to Constitution-making Processes (English)
| Date added: | 08/09/2011 |
| Date modified: | 01/11/2012 |
| Filesize: | 176.14 kB |
| Downloads: | 3722 |
Authors: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai, Anthony Regan
September 2011 - Part 1 is an introduction to constitution-making processes. It outlines the key issues about the roles of constitutions (the main reasons why they are made) and some of the challenges,dilemmas, and opportunities involved in constitution-making, especially in situations of conflict.
Part 2: Tasks in a Constitution-making Process (English)
| Date added: | 08/09/2011 |
| Date modified: | 01/11/2012 |
| Filesize: | 912.85 kB |
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Authors: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai, Anthony Regan
September 2011 - Part 2 discusses common tasks carried out in constitution-making processes.
Constitution-making and Reform: Options for the Process (Arabic)
| Date added: | 07/12/2012 |
| Date modified: | 07/17/2012 |
| Filesize: | 4.87 MB |
| Downloads: | 2763 |
Authors: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai and Anthony Regan
July 2012 - Now available in Arabic! This handbook is the 'how to guide' for constitution-makers around the world. Over 120 practitioners and experts with invaluable first hand field experience have been involved in the drafting. Over 100 case studies fed into the process. The book does not focus on just one area of constitution-making but takes a global view on the issue.
Download the Complete Handbook: Constitution-making and Reform - Options for the Process (English)
| Date added: | 01/09/2012 |
| Date modified: | 01/11/2012 |
| Filesize: | 1.68 MB |
| Downloads: | 919 |
Authors: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai, Anthony Regan
September 2011 - This handbook is the 'how to guide' for constitution-makers around the world. Over 120 practitioners and experts with invaluable first hand field experience have been involved in the drafting. Over 100 case studies fed into the process. The book does not focus on just one area of constitution-making but takes a global view on the issue.
Part 3: Institutions, Groups, and Procedures (English)
| Date added: | 08/09/2011 |
| Date modified: | 01/11/2012 |
| Filesize: | 429.14 kB |
| Downloads: | 829 |
Authors: Michele Brandt, Jill Cottrell, Yash Ghai, Anthony Regan
September 2011 - Part 3 is concerned with the institutions and procedures commonly established to carry out the tasks commonly carried out in constitution-making processes. These include commissions, constituent assemblies, and national conferences, as well as bodies created for other purposes but that may be involved in the constitution-making process by necessity or in exceptional circumstances - including a parliament, the secretariat of a parliament, the courts, and the election-management authorities.