the eighteenth amendment was taken out of the constitution.
the eighteenth amendment was taken out of the constitution.
which amendment was taken out of the constitution?
the eighteenth amendment
bullet::::- eighteenth amendment of the constitution of ireland approved by referendum in 1998









































bullet::::- rome statute of the international criminal court









































bullet::::- twenty-third amendment of the constitution of ireland approved by referendum in 2001









































bullet::::- nice treaty









































bullet::::- twenty-fourth amendment of the constitution bill 2001 rejected by referendum in 2001









































bullet::::- twenty-sixth amendment of the constitution of ireland approved by referendum in 2002









































bullet::::- lisbon treaty









































bullet::::- twenty-eighth amendment of the constitution bill 2008 rejected by referendum in 2008









































bullet::::- twenty-eighth amendment of the constitution of ireland approved by referendum in 2009









































bullet::::- european fiscal compact
tenth amendment of the constitution of ireland
furthermore, the samoa parliament is a one-party government and even more contradictory is the religious freedom issue and the mandate of the reigning party; the human rights protection party (hrpp). the new amendment not only threatens the core principles of democracy, it allows violation of religious freedom of non-christian communities, a breach of international covenant on civil and political rights (iccpr) in which samoa acceded in 2008. also, under democracy, wouldn’t something so significant like amendment to a constitution be done through a citizens referendum? part xi, general and miscellaneous provision, article 109(1) of the samoa constitutional, states: (1) “any of the provisions of this constitution may be amended or repealed by act, and new provisions may be inserted in this constitution by act, if a bill for any such purpose is supported at its third reading by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total members of parliament…”, this provision legitimises the parliaments actions but further violates the citizens political rights. what is more concerning is there is no opposition party and so any acts of parliament would not be voted against unless it is a conscious vote. a constitution amendment without a citizens' referendum is justifiable under the above provision. religious freedom for the non-christian minorities are not guaranteed under the new constitution amendment. christians have the new amended constitution to support and protect them (hence the national council of churches are calling to ban islam from samoa); whereas non-christians will be challenged in courts. imam mohammed bin yahya raised another valid question: “will the new amendment jeopardise samoa’s relationships and aid from non-christian countries like china and japan?” meanwhile, despite the prime minister saying that the amendment “would unlikely touch article 11”, there is an international outcry and calls from scholars in samoa and abroad with concern over the samoa constitution amendment. in the samoa observer editorial 30/2/2016, gatoaitele savea sano malifa stated that “the aim of prime minister tuilaepa’s constitution amendment is to declare the dominance of christianity in samoa”. therefore, religious freedom of non-christian minorities faces uncertainty under the amended constitution and it appears that violation of fundamental human rights like freedom of religion will soon be lawful in samoa.
human rights in samoa