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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 5

1997 Constitution of Fiji
Preamble

Chapter 5: Social Justice. Chapter 5 of the Fiji Constitution is titled Social Justice. It is one of the shortest chapters of the constitution, comprising only one section - section 44.

Chapters
1: The State
2: Compact
3: Citizenship
4: Bill of Rights
5: Social Justice
6: The Parliament
7: Executive Government
8: Great Council of Chiefs
9: Judiciary
10: State Services
11: Accountability
12: Revenue and Expenditure
13: Group Rights
14: Emergency Powers
15: Amendment of Constitution
16: Commencement, Interpretation and Repeals
17: Schedule Oaths and Affirmations

Section 44, the sole section of Chapter 5, charges Parliament with the responsibility to make provision for "effective equality of access" to education and training, land and housing, and participation in commerce and in public service, for groups that are seen to be disadvantaged. Despite otherwise implicitly affirming the essentially capitalist nature of Fiji, the Constitution recognizes that there are certain sectors of the population who have not shared fairly in Fiji's economic, social, and political development, and that the state has a responsibility to create an environment of equal opportunity. Unlike socialistic constitutions, the Fiji Constitution does not seek equality of results, but equality of opportunity is presupposed as a basic human right.


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