UniFiji law students draft a Constitution for PM's consideration

Students at the University of Fiji Justice Devendra Pathik School of Law have sent a draft Constitution to the Prime Minister for his consideration, proposing that future unconstitutional seizures of government would not be protected by immunity, while Fijians would gain specific constitutional protections covering artificial intelligence, personal data, digital privacy and internet access.The proposed Constitution was drafted by second year Constitutional Law 205 students over a period of two weeks as part of their assignment for the course.The students believe that their Constitution encapsulates the kind of future that people of our generation would like to see.The draft says no law, decree, regulation, executive order or other instrument would be allowed to grant immunity to anyone participating in a future unconstitutional seizure, suspension or attempted seizure of governmental power.It also states that the courts would retain jurisdiction to determine the legality and constitutionality of conduct connected with an attempted…