One of the writers of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea turns a year older today. In response to my birthday wishes and word of thanks regarding the Constitution, Sir Barry wrote on Facebook regarding the Constitution;
“ Thank you Martyn. You now nurture that creation to maturity for the future and it's survival is now just as important as the creation itself.”
The Namorong Report pays tribute to Sir Barry with this Scott Waide video that examines the National Goals and Directive Principles.
Recently, there have been voices calling for these National Goals and Directive Principles to be made Justiceable – i.e. enforceable by law.
In 1974, a group of visionary Papua New Guineans began writing the constitution - a document that would later become the corner stone of a young nation. Their wisdom and vision is conveyed in five goals set out in the preamble in the National Goals and Directive Principles.- A film by Scott Waide
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