Fiji’s constitution-making history
2013 Constitution
2009 - 2013
Following the People’s Charter and a highly consultative Ghai Commission process, an independent draft was prepared in 2012; a Government-authored text was ultimately adopted in 2013.
At a glance
Timeline
- 2008People’s Charter for Change, Peace and Progress released
- Mar 2012Ghai Constitution Commission established
- Aug - Dec 2012Public consultations and submissions
- Dec 2012Ghai Commission completes its draft
- Mar 2013Government releases its own draft
- 20132013 Constitution adopted
Background and context
The process that culminated in the 2013 Constitution had several distinct phases: the People’s Charter process, the Ghai Constitution Commission and extensive public submissions in 2012, the setting aside of the Ghai draft, and the preparation of a Government-authored draft that became the 2013 Constitution.
Who led the process?
- Professor Yash Pal Ghai (Chair)
Documents from this process
Ghai Draft Constitution 2012
The draft constitution prepared by the Ghai-led Fiji Constitution Commission in 2012.
Constitution Commission Public Brochure (2012)
Public information brochure produced by the Fiji Constitution Commission to explain the 2012 constitutional process to citizens.
Building the People’s Constitution (2012)
A Fiji Constitution Commission volume accompanying the 2012 constitutional process.
Fiji Constitutional Process (Constitution Commission) Decree 2012 (Decree No. 57)
The 2012 decree establishing the Fiji Constitution Commission as part of the constitutional process.
Fiji Constitutional Process (Constituent Assembly and Adoption of Constitution) Decree 2012 (Decree No. 58)
The 2012 decree providing for a Constituent Assembly and the adoption of the constitution.
Ghai Commission Report (2012)
The report of the Fiji Constitution Commission (Ghai Commission), 2012.
Constitution of the Republic of Fiji 2013
The 2013 Constitution of the Republic of Fiji, currently in force.
Submission/hearing figures and promulgation/commencement dates in CDD notes require primary-source verification before publication.