Identities in Transition - Constitutional Peace Building

Parliamentarians from three North African countries; Tunisia, Libya and Egypt and Yemen visited Ireland to observe the proceedings of the final weekend of the Constitutional Convention in Dublin, with a view to informing them on issues pertaining to the rewriting/revising their respective countries’ constitutions. This event facilitated a broader dialogue on the sensitive issue of peace-building; the work currently ongoing in Africa's Great Lakes Region and the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, which is supported by the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Mrs. Mary Robinson. Mrs. Ikbel Msadaa MP, Leading Advocate of Reform of the Tunisian Constitution & Member of CPR (Congrès pour la République), Mr. Suliman Zubi MP, Chair of the Electoral Law Drafting Committee in the Libyan Parliament and Mr. Sameh Makram Ebeid spoke about the challenges they face during a time of political and social upheaval/instability, in the rewriting/revising of their Constitutions and the implications this will have both politically and socially during a period of reform.
Speakers:
Mrs. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice and Special Envoy to the United Nations Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Mrs. Ikbel Msadaa MP, Leading Advocate of Reform of the Tunisian Constitution & Member of CPR (Congrès pour la République)
Mr. Suliman Zubi MP, Chair of the Electoral Law Drafting Committee in the Libyan Parliament
Mr. Sameh Makram Ebeid, Member of the Egyptian Parliament
Prof. Martina Hennessy, TIDI Chair
Dr. Patrick Prendergast, Provost, Trinity College Dublin
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