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Submission To The Constitution Commission

Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:36 am
Press Release: Citizens Constitutional Forum

Submission To The Constitution Commission

From The Citizens’ Constitutional Forum

2012

Contents

PREAMBLE

.............................................................................................................................................. 3 A. ELECTORAL SYSTEM

..................................................................................................................... 5 A1. ETHNICITY AND THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM

......................................................................................... 6 A2. THE CHOICE OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM

.................................................................................................. 7 A3. THE RIGHT TO VOTE

........................................................................................................................... 8 A4. EQUALITY OF VOTING RIGHTS

............................................................................................................ 9 A5. EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC POSITIONS

............................................................................................. 10 A6. ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTORAL LAWS

......................................................................................... 11 B. JUDICIARY

........................................................................................................................................ 12 C. HUMAN RIGHTS

............................................................................................................................... 14 C1. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS

........................................................................... 14 C2. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

...................................................................................................................... 14 C3. BILL OF RIGHTS FOR FIJI

................................................................................................................... 15 D. PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

.......................................................................................................... 16 E. THE FIJI MILITARY FORCES

......................................................................................................... 18 F. FIJI POLICE FORCE

.......................................................................................................................... 19 G. CIVIL SOCIETY

................................................................................................................................ 20 H. ENVIRONMENT

............................................................................................................................... 21 I. ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES

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For full document click here:Final_CCF_Submission.pdf

ENDS

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