Constitution

A constitution is a document that sets out the fundamental principles and rules of a government, and defines the powers and duties of the government and the rights and responsibilities of the citizens. Constitutions typically establish the structure and function of the government, and they often include provisions related to individual rights and freedoms.

Constitutions serve as the supreme law of a country or other political entity, and they provide a framework for the operation of the government. They often include provisions for the creation and powers of branches of government, such as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and they may also include provisions for the amendment of the constitution itself.

Constitutions are important because they establish the legal and political foundations of a country or other political entity, and they provide a basis for the rule of law. Many countries have written constitutions that are codified into a single document, while others have unwritten constitutions that are based on a combination of legal traditions and practices.

 

 

Why Outlawing Slavery Won’t Outlaw Slavery—Yet
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Why Outlawing Slavery Won’t Outlaw Slavery—Yet

Slate podcast transcripts are created by Snackable using machine-learning software and have not been reviewed prior to publication. Listen to this episode Mary Harris: In all the coverage of the red wave that wasn’t this midterm cycle. There’s this one thing the voters weighed in on that I’m not sure people have talked about enough….

How a Jim Crow-era strategy blocked 4.6 million people from voting in 2022
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How a Jim Crow-era strategy blocked 4.6 million people from voting in 2022

Reading Time: 8 minutes A type of law first created after the end of slavery to prohibit Black men from voting prevented more than 4.6 million Americans from participating in the 2022 midterm elections. Forty-eight states strip voting rights from people convicted of felonies, no small decision in the country with the highest incarceration rate…

Women's groups demand review of Terengganu's Shariah amendments that criminalizes …
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Women's groups demand review of Terengganu's Shariah amendments that criminalizes …

Criminalizing pregnancies out of wedlock and outlawing “females posing as men” are part of the amendments to the Shariah Criminal Offences Enactment 2022 that the Terengganu state legislative assembly recently passed – and people are not happy about it. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) are calling for a human rights impact assessment in…

After targeting football craze, Kerala Muslim cleric now aims at gender justice campaign
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After targeting football craze, Kerala Muslim cleric now aims at gender justice campaign

Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyalthul Ulema leader Nasar Faizy Koodathai has come out against the ongoing gender justice campaign of Kerala Kudumbashree Mission saying it is against the fundamental principles of the Constitution and Islam. This would lead to protests, he added. This comes after the prominent Muslim cleric had last week warned against the FIFA World…

Cosatu welcomes Cabinet's approval of bill to decriminalise, protect sex workers
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Cosatu welcomes Cabinet's approval of bill to decriminalise, protect sex workers

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill to decriminalise and protect sex workers. Decriminalisation of sex work Cabinet during its meeting on Wednesday approved the publishing of the amendment bill for public comments. The legislation repeals the Sexual Offences…

Is judiciary shutting down with 257 judges for election cases? – Tribune Online
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Is judiciary shutting down with 257 judges for election cases? – Tribune Online

The names of about 257 Judges of various States’ High Courts, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court and some Chief Magistrates, were published to hear election petitions. Consequently, the selected Judges will have to suspend hearing their regular matters for the period that they will be on this special assignment. Section 285(9) of the Constitution, as amended, provides the…

NPA CHALLENGES BUYANGA'S CANCELLED ARREST WARRANT
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NPA CHALLENGES BUYANGA'S CANCELLED ARREST WARRANT

THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has applied to the High Court challenging the cancellation of a warrant of arrest for controversial businessperson Frank Sadiq Buyanga by Harare provincial magistrate, Judith Taruvinga. Prosecutor-General Nelson Mutsonziwa cited Taruvinga and Buyanga as the first and second respondents, respectively. Buyanga was arrested in South Africa on November 10, 2022,…

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY | 600 paedophiles arrested for child abuse | The Sunday Mail
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LET THE CHILDREN PLAY | 600 paedophiles arrested for child abuse | The Sunday Mail

Veronica Gwaze In a space of a month, Zimbabweans have woken up to two bizarre cases of child sexual abuse. A nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho last week became the youngest mother in the country after giving birth to a baby girl at the United Bulawayo Hospitals through caesarean section (C-section). Barely days before people could…

Joe Biden under investigation for human trafficking – Weekly Blitz
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Joe Biden under investigation for human trafficking – Weekly Blitz

Editor’s note: we are a nonpartisan group and are presenting this as a news article for you to use as part of your research.   The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will investigate Joe Biden for a series of alleged crimes including human trafficking for which extensive documentation already exists, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and…