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UN Assistance to the Iraqi Constitution-making Process - Framework for Programme Implementation

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This document prepared by UNAMI’s Office of Constitutional Support (OCS) outlines the areas of assistance that the UN and the international community can offer to the bodies involved in the constitution-making process. The specific activities are set out in an annex, entitled "Plan, Distribution and Phase of Activities." 

Confidentiality Provision: This document is confidential and intended solely for the use of United Nations staff. The document should not be reproduced or distributed to any person outside the United Nations.

UNDP Project Document - Sierra Leone Constitutional Support Project (Draft)

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This draft project document outlines UNDP's proposed support for the Sierra Leone constitutional review process. This document describes the background, current context, proposed process, UNDP strategy, guiding principles for project implementation, results and resources framework, work plan, program management, project management structure, financial arrangements, legal context and (draft) terms of reference for the Chief Technical Advisor.

The Constitutional Assembly Database Project - Resurrecting a Database Ten Years On

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In 1995 the Constitutional Assembly Database Project began to publish the proceedings of South Africa’s Constitutional Assembly on the internet. The Project finished this work, the first of its kind anywhere in the world, in 1996, but the Database has not been available since a computer crash in 2000. This paper is the first account of the history of the Project. The paper argues that it is important to restore access to the Database, but in a way that will not repeat the mistakes made when setting up the database.

Rough Draft - Rules of Procedure Executive Committee (Afghanistan)

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This is a rough draft of the rules of procedure for the Executive Committee of the Constitutional Loya Jirga. It includes: the powers and duties of the chairperson, the sessions of the Committee, including special meetings, the agenda, and records from the sessions, decision-making procedures, including what constitutes a quorum, the removal and disqualification of members, the functions of the secretariat, and finally, the powers and duties of the Constitutional Loya Jirga Election Panel.