89 articles tagged "constitution"
The Supreme Court will give their opinion on the questions by the Cabinet on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution this Friday. The full bench of the Supreme Court
Kings Counsel Brent Walker says immunity provisions in the 2013 Constitution are not directly under challenge in the matter where Cabinet is seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on the interpretation and application of
You are a court, not constitution makers, and you can’t determine the best constitution for the people of Fiji. While making submissions in the matter where the Cabinet has sought the opinion of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will give their opinion on the questions by the Cabinet on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution on notice. This has been confirmed by Chief Justi
The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to hear the Constitution matter by answering the three questions before it, and it must be careful about what it is being invited to do. While making submissions in the case wh
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission says the amendments provisions in the 2013 Constitution are overly rigid, undemocratic and must be rendered invalid or revised by the Supreme Court. While ma
Unity Fiji Party lawyer Naomi Raikaci says the Supreme Court must declare the 2013 Constitution not legitimate and accept the 1997 Constitution although it is not determined on whether it is to be followed. While m
Fiji Labour Party lawyer, Jagath Karunaratne says the 2013 Constitution is not only legally effective but also the supreme law of the land and those who attempt to read down such legislation are trying to import politi
SODELPA counsel Jolame Uludole says the abrogation of the 1997 Constitution in 2009 was a rogue act of the then interim government and it was contrary to the Constitution, invalid and illegal, and they submit that the S
The lawyer for Minister for Policing Ioane Naivalurua’s bloc in Parliament, Tevita Vakalalabure says the 1997 Constitution remains valid and the 2013 Constitution remains defacto but not in law as it does not have a l
Kunal Singh, the counsel for Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu's bloc in Parliament, says the amendment clause in the 2013 Constitution is a deliberate design to protect the Constitution from opportunist and destabil
National Federation Party Counsel Jon Apted says the amendment provisions in the 2013 Constitution was deliberately drafted to shield it from amendments. Apted highlighted this while supporting the State’s submis
The People's Alliance Party believes that the 2013 Constitution is invalid from the beginning and the 1997 Constitution must be declared still valid and applicable. While making submissions in the matter where the
The State representative in the matter where Cabinet is seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution, says they do not support an absol
All parties in the matter where the Cabinet has sought Supreme Court's opinion on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution are ready for the hearing from the 18th of August
Chief Justice Salesi Temo has asked the interveners in the matter where government has sought the opinion of the Supreme Court on questions relating to the interpretation or application of the 2013 Constitution, if the
The Supreme Court will provide it's opinion on the 5th of September where the government has sought the opinion of the Supreme Court on questions relating to the interpretation or application of the 2013 Constitution.
Former SODELPA parliamentarian and lawyer, Niko Nawaikula is now planning a peaceful march on the 2013 Constitution in Suva. Nawaikula says he as President of the NGO called Standwithniko (SWN) Advocacy and Ratu Si
Liuliu Ni Vanua o Rakiraki, Tu Navitilevu, Ratu Emori Bolobolo says their peaceful march in Rakiraki Town this morning was to call for the removal of the 2013 Constitution. Around 20 people, including the chiefs of
Opposition MP, Ketan Lal says chiefs from the Vanua of Ra marching through town today, calling for the abrogation of the 2013 Constitution, is not just a protest — it is a dangerous signal to the rule of law and to th
