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Abortion is a now constitutional right in France. France has etched its name in history, becoming the first country in the world to guarantee abortion rights in its constitution.

Lawmakers in France are expected on Monday to vote for the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a move that has garnered overwhelming public support.   A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles will find the three-fifths majority needed for the change after it overcame initial …

Former Minister of Work, Babatunde Fashola, has said that calls for President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers and Ondo states isn’t needed as the constitution does not allow such.    Speaking at the Nigerian Air Force Officers Mess Honourary Members Forum 2023 Annual Lecture …

Foremost Nigeria’s Constitutional lawyer and erstwhile Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), is dead.    Late Nwabueze who has been ill for sometime died in his Lagos home on Sunday, October 29. He was 94.    Ben Nwabueze, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was born …

By Kenneth Schrupp (The Center Square) The California State Legislature passed Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a national Constitutional Convention to limit gun access. Prominent Democrats and Second Amendment advocates alike have criticized the decision to push for a convention, noting that there would be no limits on what such …

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima on the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal confirming the victory of the All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Election of February 25th, 2023.   In a statement personally signed and …

The military government promises a return to civilian rule, but opponents argue changes would give excessive power to the president. Malians will vote on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the military rulers and regional powers have said will pave the way to elections and a return …

A standoff between House Republicans and President Biden over raising the nation’s borrowing limit has administration officials debating what to do if the government runs out of cash to pay its bills, including one option that previous administrations had deemed unthinkable. That option is effectively a constitutional challenge to the …

President Biden made a startling suggestion that he would use “legitimate” Constitutional methods to assure Donald Trump “will not take power” if he wins the election in 2024. Biden’s comments came during a victory lap press conference following the midterms, prompted by a reporter asking how Biden might convey to …

Chileans will decide whether to adopt or reject the constitution in a nationwide plebiscite on September 4. “I know, and all of Chile is conscious that this hasn’t been easy. And it’s that, dear compatriots, democracy isn’t easy,” Boric said after receiving a copy of the draft document. “Regardless of …