Kickoff contribution by David Owen and Rainer Bauböck. Comments by Jocelyn Kane and Patti Tamara Lenard, Ashley Mantha-Hollands , Timothy Jacob-Owens , Lior Erez, Peter Spiro, Christoph Sperfeldt, Alf...

The process of seeking a Supreme Court ruling on whether the 2013 Constitution’s rigid amendment rules are unconstitutional is in progress. In response to questions by The Fiji Times Prime Minister Si...

Women are often marginalised from decision-making in conflict and transitional contexts. Despite evidence that women’s presence and participation lead to better and longer lasting outcomes for peace, ...

The Papua New Guinea Parliament has passed a significant constitutional amendment, introducing an 18-month grace period following any unsuccessful Vote of No Confidence (VONC) against a sitting Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has tabled the Constitution Amendment Bill for the first reading in Parliament. The Bill seeks to change the require

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has been urged to delay signing the certificate for a constitutional amendment aimed at unifying the court structure, following its passage in Parliament on Wed...

A new ‘golden passport’ scheme aims to raise funds to relocate people inland as climate change raises sea levels

Wednesday 26 February 2025, Apia Samoa. Parliament have this morning passed Constitutional amendments set to reverse the controversial 'three-bills' passed in December 2020. Changes made to the Lands ...

A Bill to amend relevant provisions of Chapter 11 of the 2013 Constitution is being finalised for tabling in Parliament as Cabinet sets in motion measures to initiate a review of the supreme law of Fi...

PM Fiame, supported by the Speaker of the House, has survived an attack on her leadership from within her own party, but further instability is likely.

Samoa’s political future hangs in the balance as the PM faces a revolt, say Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Junior S. Ami.

New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in free association with the larger Pacific country.

Opposition raises concerns over the PM's decision to convene the Constituent Assembly a day before the constitutional deadline.

As Fiji contemplates constitutional reform, questions arise about both the scope of the reform and the process itself. Debates unfold against a backdrop of militarised politics, contested ethnic ident

The Citizenship Western Samoa Restoration Amendment Bill has passed its third and final reading in New Zealand Parliament today.

See the EBA webinar on forms of international support to national constitution-building processes. A wave of autocratization is sweeping the world, the rule of law is in retreat and unconstitutional t...

This is a developing story, please refresh for updates… Pro-democracy activist Benny Tai has been jailed for 10 years over organising an unofficial primary election in 2020, as Hong Kong&#821…

There are many problems with Australia's migration system. Climate change will cause more.

The global autocratization wave implies among other that rule-of-law is on the retreat globally, and the number of un-constitutional take-overs have increased. Constitutions are at the foundation of s...

The referendum aims to secure Vanuatu's political future and end political instability.