Articles Tagged: constitution

Author: George Williams The unanimous Fiji High Court decision of Acting Chief Justice Gates and Judges Byrne and Pathik in Qarase v Bainimarama on 9 October 2008 was a major disappointment. The Court found that the President of Fiji, Ratu Josefa Iloilo Uluivuda, acted lawfully in ratifying the dismissal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, in dissolving Parliament and in granting immunity to the leaders of December 2006 coup. It also found that the President could rule Fiji directly by decree

Author: George Williams The unanimous Fiji High Court decision of Acting Chief Justice Gates and Judges Byrne and Pathik in Qarase v Bainimarama on 9 October 2008 was a major disappointment. The Court found that the President of Fiji, Ratu Josefa Iloilo Uluivuda, acted lawfully in ratifying the dismissal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, in dissolving Parliament and in granting immunity to the leaders of December 2006 coup. It also found that the President could rule Fiji directly by decree

SUVA, Fiji (AFP)--A Fijian court Friday ordered the military regime of the South Pacific nation to stop work on plans to update the country's voting system by altering the constitution.

Fiji's self-appointed leader says abolishing Fiji's current constitution ahead of elections would be no big deal, it has been reported.

Fiji's deposed prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, says the interim government should follow the 1997 constitution for the March 2009 general election.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.

Key aspects of Fiji's constitution are being undermined by the interim government in its dealings with the media and the judiciary, according to a leading expert in Pacific Islands governance.