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Fiji’s Recent Constitutional Frameworks

Dialogue Fiji · 10 August 2026
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A comparative guide to Fiji’s 1997 Constitution, the Ghai Draft and the 2013 Constitution, examining how each framework approaches rights, elections, Parliament, executive power, the judiciary, state services, accountability and constitutional amendment.

Fiji’s Recent Constitutional Frameworks is a comparative civic education guide examining the 1997 Constitution, the Ghai Draft Constitution and the 2013 Constitution side by side. It is designed to help citizens move beyond political assertions and engage directly with what each constitutional framework provides. Organised thematically, the publication compares their approaches to the preamble, founding principles, the Bill of Rights, electoral systems, Parliament, executive power, the judiciary, state services, accountability, constitutional amendment, the Bose Levu Vakaturaga and the National People’s Assembly. It explains key constitutional concepts in accessible language and highlights important similarities, differences and implications for democratic governance in Fiji.

Recommended Citation
Lal, N. (2026). Fiji’s Recent Constitutional Frameworks: Comparing the 1997 Constitution, the Ghai Draft, and the 2013 Constitution. Suva, Fiji: Dialogue Fiji.
Partner / funder: Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World), Germany
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