In 1985 a Constitutional Commission was established (by the HawkeLabor government) to review the Australian Constitution and reported in 1988.[1] It was seen as too partisan by many Liberals and the eventual referendum questions were not supported; leading to the lowest 'yes' vote count for any referendum in Australia (in 1988).
In January 1942, the Philippine Executive Commission, or PEC, was established as the temporary caretaker government of the City of Greater Manila, and eventually, of the whole Philippines during the Japanese occupation of the country during World War II. The PEC existed until the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic was established in October 1943.
In 1986, PresidentCorazon Aquino dissolved the 1973 Constitution and called for its revision. From February 1986 to February 1987, the Philippines was governed under a provisional constitution called the "Freedom Constitution", which was drafted by her Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo. In September 1986, the Constitutional Commission of 1986 was set up with all its members appointed by Aquino. The revised Philippine Constitution was ratified by a plebiscite with 76% of votes in the affirmative.
An unrelated concept is a "constitutional commission", which is a commission created by the 1987 Constitution. These are governmental bodies that are independent of the three main branches of government. These constitutional commissions are the:
The 1987 Constitution does not place upon a constitutional commission the task of amending the Constitution—that task falls to the Constitutional Convention, the Constituent Assembly, or the People's Initiative, the three constitutionally sanctioned methods of amending the Constitution.
^Final Report of the Constitutional Commission 1988. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 1988.
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constitutional, commission, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Constitutional Commission news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Many entities have been called a Constitutional Commission with the general purpose of reviewing a constitution or planning to create one Contents 1 Afghanistan 2 Australia 3 Canada 4 Philippines 5 Scotland 6 Seychelles 7 Tanzania 8 See also 9 ReferencesAfghanistan editAfghan Constitution Commission Timeline of the War in Afghanistan August 2003 Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir ShahAustralia editFurther information Constitutional history of Australia In 1985 a Constitutional Commission was established by the Hawke Labor government to review the Australian Constitution and reported in 1988 1 It was seen as too partisan by many Liberals and the eventual referendum questions were not supported leading to the lowest yes vote count for any referendum in Australia in 1988 Canada editFurther information Constitutional history of Canada The federally initiated Rowell Sirois Commission of 1937 to 1940 recommended successfully that the federal government take over unemployment insurance and pensions from the provinces The Quebec initiated Royal Commission of Inquiry on Constitutional Problems of 1953 to 1956 argued unsuccessfully for the devolution of more powers to the Province of Quebec The federal Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism recommended successfully that Canada become officially bilingual and bicultural later modified to multicultural Philippines editMain article Constitution of the Philippines See also Constitution of the Philippines Article IX Constitutional Commissions In January 1942 the Philippine Executive Commission or PEC was established as the temporary caretaker government of the City of Greater Manila and eventually of the whole Philippines during the Japanese occupation of the country during World War II The PEC existed until the Japanese sponsored Second Philippine Republic was established in October 1943 In 1986 President Corazon Aquino dissolved the 1973 Constitution and called for its revision From February 1986 to February 1987 the Philippines was governed under a provisional constitution called the Freedom Constitution which was drafted by her Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo In September 1986 the Constitutional Commission of 1986 was set up with all its members appointed by Aquino The revised Philippine Constitution was ratified by a plebiscite with 76 of votes in the affirmative An unrelated concept is a constitutional commission which is a commission created by the 1987 Constitution These are governmental bodies that are independent of the three main branches of government These constitutional commissions are the Civil Service Commission Commission on Audit Commission on ElectionsThe 1987 Constitution does not place upon a constitutional commission the task of amending the Constitution that task falls to the Constitutional Convention the Constituent Assembly or the People s Initiative the three constitutionally sanctioned methods of amending the Constitution Scotland editScottish Constitutional Commission A non partisan think tank not to be confused with the Commission on Scottish Devolution which performs a similar function to a conventional constitutional commission with regard to devolved government in Scotland Seychelles editSeychelles Constitutional Commission established in 1992Tanzania editTanzanian Constitutional Review CommissionSee also editConstitutional convention political meeting Constituent AssemblyReferences edit Final Report of the Constitutional Commission 1988 Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service 1988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Constitutional Commission amp oldid 1118485409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
