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Constitution and Legislative Reform

January 11, 2014
A look at articles in Egypt's draft constitution

This week, Egypt's more than 52 million voters will go to the polls to decide whether to approve the country's rewritten constitution, which limits the scope of Islamic law and introduces new articles seen as a victory for rights advocates.

January 7, 2014
UN Women launched a Constitutional Database

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls aro

January 6, 2014
Tunisia Gender Equality: National Assembly Approves Constitutional Article Giving Women Equal Rights

Tunis — Tunisia voted Monday to enshrine gender equality in its draft constitution, a key step towards safeguarding its relatively progressive laws on women's rights, with the ruling Islamists under pressure to compromise. "All male and female citizens have the same rights and duties.

December 20, 2013
Mansour calls on women to participate in referendum in Egypt

Interim President Adly Manosur called upon Egyptian women to participate in the referendum on the draft constitution set to take place on 14 and 15 January 2014.

Summary of E-Discussion on Women’s participation in politics in (post) conflict countries: Role of women in peace negotiations

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December 12, 2013

Summary of E-Discussion on Women’s participation in politics in (post) conflict countries: Role of women in peace negotiations

iKNOW Politics organized an online discussion on the role of women in (post) conflict situations and in peace negotiations, from October 10th to November 6th. The discussion received contributions from 18 members on various countries... Read the summary here

iKNOW Politics organized an online discussion on the role of women in (post) conflict situations and in peace negotiations, from October 10th to November 6th. The discussion received contributions from 18 members on various countries... Read the summary here

November 22, 2013
Efforts to develop a gender perspective in NATO-led operations get mixed review

The Review of the Practical Implications of UNSCR 1325 for the Conduct of NATO-led Operations and Missions was commissioned by Allied leaders at the 2012 Chicago Summit.

The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization: Case Study East Timor

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November 15, 2013

The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization: Case Study East Timor

In order to understand how the contest for power in newly independent Timor-Leste has played out through the constitution building process it is necessary to consider the context within whcih the constitution building process came about...

In order to understand how the contest for power in newly independent Timor-Leste has played out through the constitution building process it is necessary to consider the context within whcih the constitution building process came about...

November 6, 2013
How to include minorities and marginalized groups in constitution building

“Women do not represent women in my country. They represent the voices of the men, the families that surround them, and their political party: but not women.