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Constitutional Reviews in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ghai, Yash Pal |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Abstract | Constitution making was an essential part of the process of decoloniza tion in the South Pacific. Deliberations on constitutions and their progres sive development as instruments of independence were, as in Africa, less a reluctant response to political pressures from nationalists than attempts by the colonial powers themselves to speed and control the process of decolonization. That the initiative remained, for the most part, with the colonial powers, had a significant effect on the process of constitution making and on the structure and contents of the constitutions. For exam ple, it meant that the agenda and the parameters for the constitution were defined by the colonial powers. This did not preclude the participation of the local people and their leaders in the making of the constitution (indeed the constitution-making process in most places was highly democratic), but several factors conspired to make that participation more symbolic than substantive. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/8455/1/v2n2-313-333.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
