PILPG Update
Below is a link to an op-ed on the Iraqi constitutional process arguing that many of the concerns with the draft Iraqi constitution are misplaced. The constitution must be understood as a political compact and not necessarily as a finely-tuned legal document.
The op-ed was drafted by PILPG Executive Director Paul Williams and appeared this weekend in the Boston Globe. Paul led a PILPG team which recently returned from Iraq.
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The op-ed can be found on the PILPG website at http://www.pilpg.org/publications/editorials/iraqcompact.html The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) is a 501 (c) (3) organization, which operates as a global pro bono law firm, providing free legal assistance to developing states and sub-state entities involved in conflicts. PILPG also provides policy formulation advice and training on matters related to conflict resolution. PILPG, which has recently been nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, has advised over a dozen countries on the legal aspects of peace negotiations and constitution drafting, and over fifteen countries in Europe, Asia and Africa concerning fundamental questions of public international law and foreign relations. PILPG has also advised four international criminal tribunals. PILPG operates in four practice areas:
For more information on the Public International Law & Policy Group, visit our website at http://www.pilpg.org
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