Sentences with phrase «for constitutional reform»

We also have an exciting process unfolding as the push for constitutional reform enters its next phase in the coming year.

He examines the wide - ranging proposals for constitutional reform, which were in the coalition agreement.

According to a report in today's Australian, Chairperson of of the Lowitja Institute, Pat Anderson AO is set to express her frustration about COAG's seeming failure to address the need for constitutional reform when she delivers the annual Charles Perkins Oration tonight.

One of Gordon Brown's flagship plans for constitutional reform has been greeted with scepticism by senior military figures.

The «new politics» has given us a Conservative minister for constitutional reform, committed to seeing a referendum on the alternative vote through Parliament (TP, Sept).

Launching the Fabian Society campaign today, Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds said there was a pressing need for new ideas for constitutional reform in the party:

Calls for constitutional reform revolve around the following issues:

As with other areas of policy, we began to lose our radicalism the longer we were in government and our enthusiasm for constitutional reform petered out almost to nothing.

Thom Dyke laments a decade of lost opportunities for constitutional reform and legislative change

And the Close the Gap Campaign holds many lessons for the constitutional reform process ahead of us.

She stressed individual rights — a sticking point for constitutional reform — arguing that every Bosnian citizen deserves the same rights and privileges.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 1983: 1).

A controversial blueprint for a constitutional reform has been removed from its site signalling a softer line attracting the centre.

Contemporary organised demand for constitutional reform traces back to the late 1970s, yet even before then, isolated intellectuals — «a voice crying in the wilderness» — had tried to make an issue out of a written constitution for Britain that would include a Bill of Rights.

As time passed, support in the Icelandic Parliament for constitutional reform weakened.

The plan comes as part of Gordon Brown's strategy for constitutional reform, intended to stem the tide of public disillusionment with political parties.

SUNY New Paltz professor Gerald Benjamin, who has been on the front lines pushing for constitutional reform for decades, said he is not surprised government reform organizations are coming around on the issue.

The sudden desire for constitutional reform may be genuine, but it has been borne out of the expenses scandal that has engulfed Parliament.

A credible record of support for transparency and for constitutional reform reflects well on Nick Clegg's team.

Mr. Speaker, what these proposals fail to address is the central question that we believe should lie behind any program for constitutional reform.

That this House notes that those polls that have questioned the English report a clear majority in favour of an English parliament; and further notes that it is this issue, and not Scottish independence or even House of Lords reform, that is the issue that voters now put at the top of their priorities for constitutional reform.

At the beginning of this year, I drafted a manifesto for a constitutional reform party but there was so little interest in it that I've pretty much given up on the idea.

Also alleged that the president gave out GH cents 50 billion in support of the party's Delegates conference held in 2017 in Cape Coast for constitutional reforms.

The Lib Dems have discovered their appetite for constitutional reform.

The PUP concentrated on agitating for constitutional reforms, including universal adult suffrage without a literacy test, an all - elected Legislative Council, an Executive Council chosen by the leader of the majority party in the legislature, the introduction of a ministerial system, and the abolition of the governor's reserve powers.

This has important implications for constitutional reform and constitutional interpretation in Canada.

The Constitution Act has indeed proved to be a genuine «people's package» and has become a model for other nations in their quest for constitutional reform.

In addition to consulting about options for constitutional reform, the Expert Panel must be resourced to conduct public education.

Pat Dodson suggests the nation needs to be bold, have leadership and courage for the constitutional reform process to advance the journey towards reconciliation:

In July 2010, I voiced my support for constitutional reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our rights.

Advocacy for constitutional reform, a Human Rights Act and the establishment of a national Indigenous representative body continued throughout the reporting period.

The need for Constitutional reform to adequately protect Indigenous peoples rights and recognise the special place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in our nation remains unfinished business.

As Mr Brown pledges to move forwards with his plans for constitutional reform, first set out in July, the government published two further consultations today.

A visibly angry Deputy Prime Minister told Chris Bryant, Labour's shadow minister for constitutional reform, that his comments were «outrageous» and «deeply offensive to people who have witnessed ethnic cleansing».

Gordon Brown's first major speech as Prime Minister was a call for constitutional reform that «entrusts more power to Parliament and the British people».

There is a risk that public enthusiasm for constitutional reform and media attention may wane over this time.

I believe the current opportunity for constitutional reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of this nation, offers the Australian population this same opportunity.

Under Gordon Brown's plans for constitutional reform, parliament would also gain the final right to declare war, wresting the royal prerogative from the government.

A non-party constitutional expert like Bognador should be made minister for constitutional reform and tasked with drawing up plans for a convention.

Turning to the other English parties, the Liberal Democrat's thin, sketchy and whiney manifesto — full of complaints that the big boys ruined their plans for constitutional reform — might well qualify as the shortest suicide note in history.

According to Professor Davis, the self - determination of Indigenous people has been eviscerated from the political lexicon in Australia and there is only «lacklustre momentum» for constitutional reform, due to the lack of political leadership on this issue over past two years.

Why is there a need for constitutional reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

The Social Justice Report 2008 charted a framework for human rights protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the 21st century, which included the need for constitutional reform.

Why is there a need for constitutional reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our rights?

There are parallels between the need for a Declaration recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples and the need for constitutional reform.