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Move by Parliament to Amend the Constitution (May 21, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
On April 7, 2013, the Thai Parliament voted to approve three bills in furtherance of the government's plan to amend the ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Thailand
Government Drafting Constitutional Amendment (May 17, 2013) by Constance Johnson
It was reported in early May 2013 that the Government of Sri Lanka is now drafting a constitutional amendment to reduce ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Sri Lanka
New Amparo Law is Enacted (April 30, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
On April 2, 2013, the Mexican Executive Branch officially published a Decree in the Diario Oficial of the Federation ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Minor Constitutional Flaws in Anti-Terrorist Database (April 25, 2013) by Edith Palmer
On April 24, 2013, the Federal Constitutional Court issued a judgment in which it largely upheld the constitutionality of a German ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Germany
Constitutional Court Rejects Petition for Declaratory Judgment Brought by the National Democratic Party (April 25, 2013) by Edith Palmer
On February 20,2013, the Federal Constitutional Court rejected a petition of the National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Germany
Court Rules on Role of Regional Representative Council (April 04, 2013) by Constance Johnson
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Draft New Constitution Approved in Referendum (March 26, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 16, 2013, in a nationwide referendum held in
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Zimbabwe
Constitutional Amendments Adopted (March 19, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 11, 2013,
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Hungary
New Constitution Approved by Parliamentary Committee (February 07, 2013) by Constance Johnson
It was reported on February 1, 2013, that
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Zimbabwe
Constitutional Amendment on Parliamentary Immunity Passed (December 31, 2012) by Peter Roudik
On September 18, 2012, the Assembly of Albania (the parliament) approved constitutional amendments that provide for automatic lifting of parliamentary immunity ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Albania
Constitutional Court Objects to Its Status in New Draft Constitution (November 01, 2012) by Issam Saliba
The assembly in charge of drafting a new constitution for Egypt released a preliminary draft, available in Arabic, on its ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Individual Access to Constitutional Court (October 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On September 24, 2012, the day that new provisions allowing access by individuals to Turkey's Constitutional Court came into effect, seven ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Vote on Final Draft of Constitution Scheduled for April 2013 (August 16, 2012) by George Sadek
On August 14, 2012, the El Nahda Islamic Party of Tunisia announced that the final draft of the country's new Constitution ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Tunisia
President Issues New Constitutional Declaration (August 15, 2012) by George Sadek
On August 12, 2012, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a new constitutional declaration, repealing the June 2012 Declaration issued by the ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
New Constitution Approved (August 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 1, 2012, Somalia's special, 825-member National Constituent Assembly approved a new constitution for the country by a large majority ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Somalia
Constitutional Reform Underway (August 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Constitutional Reconciliation Commission reconvened on August 1, 2012, to resume its preparation of a new constitution for the country. The ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Court Rules on Draft Constitutional Amendment (August 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Thailand's ruling Phuea Thai party has for the moment withdrawn plans to amend the nation's Constitution, in part due to a ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Thailand
Presidential Decree Reinstates the Dissolved Parliament, Court Invalidates Decree (July 12, 2012) by George Sadek
On July 8, 2012, Egypt's recently elected President Muhammed Morsi issued Decree No. 11-2012 to restore the Parliament, which had been ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Tighten Parliamentary Control over Foreign Deployment of Armed Forces (June 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on June 18, 2012, that Norway's Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, or SV) has proposed and presented to ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Norway
Four Different Constitutional Amendment Proposals in Parliament (June 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
At present there are four proposed amendments to the Norwegian Constitution in the initial stage of consideration by the Storting, Norway's ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Norway
Last updated: May 21, 2013
