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French Assembly Votes To Include Abortion in the Constitution

Hélène de Lauzun November 28, 2022

In order for the right to kill a child in the womb becomes part of the French constitution, the identical text must still be adopted by the Senate, where a draft has already been rejected in committee.

Abraham Lincoln, Roe, and the Politics of Prudence

Veronica Lademan October 11, 2022

To engage in judicial activism is to embrace a spirit of anarchy, in which the means of determining law are dependent upon who happens to be in power at a given moment. As Lincoln said, “we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.”

Chileans Reject Constitutional Reform

Carlos Perona Calvete September 7, 2022

Apart from vastly increasing the executive’s power, the proposed reform would have enshrined ideological assumptions around gender and sexuality and the green energy transition. In the end, 62% of Chilean voters voted against it.

Socialism in the Constitution

Sven R. Larson August 25, 2022

It is time for conservatives to realize just how deviously the socialist side has moved the fence and redrawn the map.

Chile Prepares to Vote on New Constitution

Carlos Perona Calvete July 15, 2022

The Latin American country is preparing to vote on the leftist government’s proposed constitution this August, which would streamline legislative processes in a manner similar to Hugo Chavez’s reforms of the Venezuelan state.

Tunisia May Remove the Reference to Islam From its Constitution

Hélène de Lauzun July 2, 2022

President Saied is drawing the outlines of the beginning of secularism in Tunisia, unusual in Islamic lands where temporal power and spiritual power tend to merge.

Japanese Court Rules Gay Marriage Unconstitutional

David Boos June 27, 2022

A court in Osaka confirmed the Japanese government’s stance that marriage is between a “man and a woman” to “bear children and raise them together.”

A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

Sven R. Larson March 2, 2022

The value-anchor idea is abstract in its nature, but that is necessary: the purpose here is not to develop a plug-and-play ready constitutional reform, but rather to establish a model by means of which such reforms can be developed.

Belarus: Regime Critics Worried by Proposed Changes to Constitution

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 30, 2021

If passed, it is feared current President Alexander Lukashenko, long accused of being of the authoritarian persuasion, would be able to consolidate and extend his power, only leaving office in 2035 after reigning 41 years.

Orbán: Government of Hungary Obliged to “Defend the Constitutional Identity of the Country”

Gellért Rajcsányi December 20, 2021

Prime Minister Orbán commented on the Hungarian Constitutional Court’s decision to recognize the precedence of Hungary’s Fundamental Law over the European Court of Justice.

Tag: Constitution

French Assembly Votes To Include Abortion in the Constitution

Abraham Lincoln, Roe, and the Politics of Prudence

Chileans Reject Constitutional Reform

Socialism in the Constitution

Chile Prepares to Vote on New Constitution

Tunisia May Remove the Reference to Islam From its Constitution

Japanese Court Rules Gay Marriage Unconstitutional

A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

Belarus: Regime Critics Worried by Proposed Changes to Constitution

Orbán: Government of Hungary Obliged to “Defend the Constitutional Identity of the Country”

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