Constitution

Angola: Constitutional Court Analyses Political Parties Conflicts

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Luanda Angola's Constitutional Court is attaching a special attention to conflicts within political parties, with a view to their settlement and normalisation of their functioning. This was...

Millions not enough for local council

Australian mayors have generally welcomed the Government's package but some want a greater share of commonwealth funding. Other mayors are campaigning for greater recognition, namely inclusion in the Constitution.

South Africa: New Bid in Parliament to Save Scorpions

Two civil society organisations have mounted a last-ditch attempt to get Parliament's upper house to reject the bills that will scrap the Scorpions and create a new organised crime unit in the police service.

Kenya's leader says grand coalition to deliver new constitution

NAIROBI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said on Monday the unity achieved through the formation of the Grand Coalition government has presented the country with a suitable moment to deliver a new constitution....

Nigeria: Don't Politicise Constitution Review, Bayero Warns Nass

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has cautioned the National Assembly against politicising the review of the 1999 Constitution or creating additional states and local governments without rational justification.

Nepal Constituent Assembly puts final stamp on statute calendar

Kathmandu, Nov 17 (ANI): Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) has unanimously endorsed the proposed calendar of events, according to which the new constitution will be endorsed by April 2010. According to the final calendar, 14...

Nigeria: Abia Governor And His Immunity Pranks

The Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, has certainly continued from where his loquacious predecessor stopped in dramatising matters of public concern. His recent open letter to the Chairman of EFCC offering to waive...

Nigeria: Constitution - What Lagos Wants From Abuja

Lagos State presents a peculiar picture within the Nigerian context. When the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated by British colonial authorities in 1914, Lagos was the convenient choice as the...

Nigeria: Convict Tells Supreme Court to Reverse Death Sentence

A convict, Aminu Tanko, who was sentenced to death by a Niger State High Court for conspiracy and robbery and whose conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeal has told the Supreme Court that his conviction was illegal since...

Nigeria: Nass Still Bent On Reviewing Constitution - Ndoma-Egba

Victor Ndoma-Egba, a ranking senator and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the Deputy Senate Leader. His understanding of international politics and excellent grasp of parliamentary issues, especially the complexities of Senate...