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Remaking Constitutions: International Challenges

Author
John R. Tunheim
Producer
Archibald Bush Foundation and Native Nations Institute
Year

U.S. District Court Judge John R. Tunheim, whose work in Kosovo helped the United Nations re-establish and improve Kosovo's legal system and ultimately restructure its entire judiciary, discusses his observations as the principal outside advisor to the process that developed the Kosovo Constitution.

This resource is featured on the Indigenous Governance Database with the permission of the Bush Foundation.

constitutional interpretation
governance structure
international human rights
rule of law
Kosovo
Resource Type
Presentations
Topics
Constitutions
Governance
Justice Systems
Laws and Codes
Citation

Tunheim, John R., "Remaking Constitutions: International Challenges." Remaking Indigenous Governance Systems seminar. Archibald Bush Foundation and the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, University of Arizona. Prior Lake, Minnesota. May 2, 2011. Presentation.

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