Today, Friday, September 9th, 2011, Interpeace launches the handbook: Constitution-making and reform: Options for the Process a comprehensive resource for national constitution-makers and their advisors.
Download the complete handbook at http://www.interpeace.org
Over 150 new constitutions have been created since 1975, and as many as 20 national constitutions are reformed or adopted each year. Recent months and the Arab Spring have proven that this development continues. This year alone, constitutional reforms have been, or are, on the agenda in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Nepal, Southern Sudan, Zimbabwe and now Libya.
"A modern constitution needs to be legitimate in the eyes of the people, but achieving this is a challenge. Often national and international constitution-makers feel out in the cold as there has been no comprehensive resource on the options for constitution-making and reform. The design, implementation and management of these processes, in an inclusive way, create the foundations for lasting peace," states Scott M. Weber, Director-General of Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organization that is driving this initiative. He adds: "The stakes are high. If the process goes wrong the seeds of future conflict and violence will be sown."
Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organization, is now filling this critical gap. Today, Friday, September 9th, 2011, Interpeace launches the handbook: Constitution-making and reform: Options for the Process a comprehensive resource for national constitution-makers and their advisors.
Held at the United Nations (UN) in New York, H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, President of the UN General Assembly is providing the opening remarks. His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Raad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN and Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission Country Configuration for Liberia, will moderate a panel discussion. He will be joined by Jean-Marie Gu
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