Developing a Home-Grown Independence Constitution in Bougainville: Part One — Context and Process
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2024-06-18
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Regan, Anthony J.
LeRoy, Katy
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Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University
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On 6 May 2024, the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) released the first draft of its proposed independence constitution. The ABG is a highly autonomous sub-national government in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with strong aspirations for Bougainville (population about 350,000) to soon become
the first independent country since South Sudan in 2011. This two-part In Brief analyses the political and constitutional context, Bougainville’s prior constitutionmaking history, the current constitution-making process (Part One), and key features of the content of the draft (Part Two).
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Bougainville, Independence, Constitution
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Department of Pacific Affairs In Brief series
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