The Constitutional Reform Commission will launch a series of public lectures, beginning next week.
Constitution Making in the 21st Century – Trends and Challenges, is the theme of the first discussion, to be held on Friday, December 9, at the Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Head of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance’s (International IDEA) Constitution-Building Programme, Sumit Bisarya, will deliver the lecture. Mr. Bisarya also serves as the Head of Mission for International IDEA in the Netherlands.
He will be in Barbados from December 6 to 11, to provide professional development assistance to the Constitutional Reform Commission. In addition to the lecture, he will have all-day meetings with the commissioners on Wednesday, December 7, and then the civil society organisations on Thursday, December 8.
The International IDEA’s Constitution-Building Programme provides knowledge and direct assistance in the area of constitutional transitions. The programme produces global comparative knowledge, conducts policy advocacy within the field of constitution-building, and provides technical support to in-country constitution reform programmes.
Mr. Bisarya has been engaged in constitution-building assistance programmes in a number of countries, including Chile, Haiti, Myanmar, Nepal, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Ukraine.