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Topic: Parliament of Nauru

	Republic of Nauru
		Nauru's constitution -- adopted on January 29, 1968, and amended on May 17, 1968 -- established it as a republic with a parliamentary system of government.
		Furthermore the Nauru Island Council is charged with the dual objectives of rejuvenating local government by concentrating on activities more relevant to Nauruans, and to ensure that the serious shortcomings of the old Council are not repeated.
		Nauru has also withdrawn from several money-loosing joint ventures (one in India and another in the Philippines) in an attempt to better manage its financial resources.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~ogden/piir/pacific/nauru.html (1018 words)

	Nauru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nauru was first settled by Polynesian and Melanesian settlers.
		Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands.
		Nauru's climate is extremely humid year-round because of its proximity to the Equator.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nauru (1311 words)

	Nauru (09/05)
		Parliament elects the president, who is both chief of state and head of government, from among its members.
		Nauru does not currently have an embassy in the United States but does have a UN Mission at 800 2d Ave, Suite 400D, New York, New York 10017 (tel: 212-937-0074, fax: 212-937-0079).
		Nauru reportedly received about $10 million in assistance from Australia in exchange for agreeing to house the refugees while their asylum applications are adjudicated.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm (1990 words)

	PITIC - Nauru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru is facing a very uncertain future with the winding down of phosphate mining and dwindling international reserves.
		Nauru has no official capital, but government offices and the parliament are in the Yaren District, alongside the international airport.
		Nauru also received a lump-sum payment from Australia of $57 million in 1993-94 to settle a legal challenge by Nauru for $107 million compensation to repair the damage done by phosphate mining before independence.
	www.sptc.gov.au /ausint/climates/nauru.htm (921 words)

	JURIST - Nauru: Nauruan Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		The Nauru Island Council (NIC) was dissolved in 1999 by virtue of the Nauru Island Council (Dissolution) Act of 1999--that all assets and liabilities would vest in the Government of Nauru.
		The Parliament, which is elected at least triennially and consists of 18 members from 14 constituencies, is responsible for national and international matters.
		The Supreme Court of Nauru is the highest court when addressing constitutional issues; it is presided over by a judge who is also the Chief Justice of Nauru.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/nauru.htm (309 words)

	Nauru Human Rights Practices, 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Governments of Nauru and Australia reached a $70.4 million out-of-court settlement in 1993 for rehabilitation of the Nauruan lands ruined by Australian phosphate mining, with specific proposals for the next 10 to 25 years submitted to Parliament at midyear for approval.
		Nauru has only two trained lawyers, and many people are represented in court by "pleaders," trained paralegals certified by the Government.
		Nauru's population has been almost eliminated on several occasions, first by disease and drought, and then during World War II as a result of massive removals by the Japanese.
	www.usemb.se /human/human95/nauru.htm (2014 words)

	NAURU PRESS RELEASES
		Prior to this, Nauru was a trustee of the United Nations under the administration of Australia, on behalf of the partner Governments, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
		The entry into or presence in Nauru of a prohibited immigrant is unlawful and such persons will be guilty of an offense and liable to a penalty of a fine, not exceeding $3000, or imprisonment for one year, or both.
		Mr Kun said that the Nauru Government has provided asylum seekers with the freedom to attend public hospitals whenever they are in need of medical attention, have their children enrolled in schools with Nauruan children, move around on the island for shopping, picnics, swimming and to participate in sporting events.
	www.un.int /nauru/pressreleases.html (4857 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business
		On May 20, Nauru's opposition party asked for a parliamentary probe into claims by a lawmaker, Fabian Ribauw, that passports are still being sold by "high government functionaries and public servants" for as much as $50,000 each.
		Nauru President Rene Harris and Finance Minister Kinza Clodumar are trying to arrange refinancing of the loan, according to Helen Bogdan, 58, a Melbourne-based Nauru government spokeswoman.
		Nauru always hoped to be able to repay in full, she said.
	starbulletin.com /2004/06/02/business/story4.html (858 words)

	Freedom in the World 1998-99: Nauru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In June, President Kinza Clodumar was defeated in a no-confidence vote and was replaced by Bernard Dowiyogo, a former president of Nauru and the country’s longest-serving member of parliament.
		Nauru, a small isolated island located 1,600 miles northeast of New Zealand in the west-central Pacific, became a German protectorate in the 1880s.
		Parliament elects the president, who serves as head of state and head of government, from among its members.
	www.freedomhouse.org /survey99/country/nauru.html (786 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Pacific Division - Nauru Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru does not have a formal party structure although the 2003 election saw the emergence of the Nauru First party led by David Adeang, which stood on an anti-corruption platform.
		The Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) was set up to invest the profits from the phosphate industry as a source of income for Nauru, but a number of the trust’s investments have been unsuccessful and the funds eroded.
		Nauru is also a member of the newly formed sub-regional group of Micronesian countries that formed to co-operate on transport and trade links.
	www.mft.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/naurupaper.html (1773 words)

	Politics of Nauru
		Elections for the Parliament are held every three years; voting is compulsory for all citizens aged 20 or more.
		Nauruan law is based on British common law and Acts of the Nauru Parliament.
		Nauru has 8 constituencies which are groups of the administrative regions above.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_nauru.html (323 words)

	Nauru -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru has a total land area of about 8 square miles (21 square kilometres) and a...
		The Republic of Nauru, the smallest republic in the world, consists of an oval-shaped coral island of 8.2 square miles (21.2 square kilometers) in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
		The Marshall Islands' nearest neighbors are Wake Island to the north, Kiribati and Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9117365 (636 words)

	NAURU: parliamentary elections Parliament, 2003
		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		Nauru's worsening economy was a major campaign issue, with an emphasis on the cash flow crisis.
		The Nauru First Party is a party composed of a group of younger Nauruans who have been producing a journal called the Visionary which has been highly critical of corruption.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2227_03.htm (446 words)

	Nauru set to elect new president - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parliament would sit one day this week to elect the new president, although the exact date had not yet been decided, Nauru government spokeswoman Helen Bogdan said.
		Most of Nauru's major property assets, including the landmark Nauru House tower in Melbourne, are in the hands of receivers as GE looks to recover the $A230 million debt.
		Nauru, the world's smallest republic, is a 21 square kilometre island just south of the Equator, with a population of about 13,000.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/25/1098667676838.html (495 words)

	Print Article: Nauru parliament dumps PM Harris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru President Rene Harris has been dumped by his island nation's parliament in a move Labor claims was linked to his support for Australia's controversial "Pacific solution" to exclude asylum-seeking boat people.
		Prior to Nauru's detention centre opening, the island's main source of income was a phosphate mine which is nearing exhaustion.
		Nauru's next three-yearly election is due in April.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/01/09/1041990053014.html (327 words)

	1993 Human Rights Report: NAURU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru has no armed forces, though it does maintain a 92-man police force under civilian control.
		The Governments of Nauru and Australia reached a $70.4 million out-of-court settlement in July for rehabilitation of the Nauruan lands ruined by Australian phosphate mining.
		Though Nauru has no organized political parties, persons with diverse points of view run for and are elected to Parliament and to the NIC.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_eap/Nauru.html (1997 words)

	netcyclo: Nauru: Government
		Nauru is a republic (in fact it's the world's smallest).
		Nauru's constitution was written on 29 January 1968 and the island achieved independence on 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, New Zealand-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship).
		Nauru law consists of acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law.
	www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/nauru/nr-gov.htm (902 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Nauru
		JURIST: Nauru (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
		Portals to the World: Nauru (Library of Congress)
		Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Nauru (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/nauru.html (116 words)

	Nauru's President sacks Parliament - World - www.theage.com.au
		Nauru will go to the polls later this month after President Ludwig Scotty plunged the tiny Pacific island nation into crisis by sacking the Parliament and declaring a state of emergency.
		The suspension of Dr Keke meant the 18-member Parliament was locked at eight votes all, with the casting vote residing with Mr Kun.
		It is the latest twist in the saga of Nauru, once the second-wealthiest nation in the world because of royalties from phosphate mining, but now a financial basket case.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/10/01/1096527933060.html (258 words)

	Search Results for NAURU - Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bernard Dowiyogo in Nauru's Parliament on March 29, 2001.
		Nauru received economic assistance in 2002 in the form of A$30 million (about $16 million) in Australian goods and services for its role in housing refugees who had been denied access to Australia.
		Rene Harris was reelected president by Parliament on April 13, but he resigned on April 20 after failing to form a government.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=NAURU&ct=&fuzzy=N (335 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Nauru
		Once a British colony, Nauru's parliament is based on the Westminster model, but its 18 current members were elected as independents.
		In 2001 Nauru signed an agreement with Australia to accommodate asylum seekers on the island, in return for millions of dollars in aid.
		In September he had sacked parliament after it failed to meet a deadline to pass a reform budget.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1134221.stm (375 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Nauru parliament in disarray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru's parliament has been adjourned for the second time in two weeks, after MPs were once again unable to elect a new speaker.
		Parliament requires a speaker to conduct its business and was forced to adjourn after no candidates came forward.
		Nauru's general elections are expected to take place on April 12.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_776473.htm (134 words)

	Nauru in 2002 ( )
		The small island of Nauru was first sighted by Europeans in 1798 but it was largely ignored until 1886 when Germany intervened to put an end to a raging civil war that was decimating the 12 indigenous tribes.
		The Nauru case study is particularly interesting for anyone intent on understanding barefaced colonial exploitation because it is simple and there are no side issues.
		Nauru is nominally an independent country but that Australia be able to operate secret camps there instead of expanding its Woomera facilities on its own territory speaks volumes as to the real relationship between the two countries.
	berclo.net /page02/02en-nauru.html (1715 words)

	Resources on the Nauru
		Nauru currently houses a refugee detention center, under the...
		The processing facility in Nauru was established on 19...
		The Republic of Nauru (pronounced nah-OO-roo), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean.
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/pacific/Nauru.html (1067 words)

	CPA - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Directory of Parliaments and Legislatures Search - Parliament of Nauru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nauru became a full member of the Commonwealth in 2000.
		With the suspension of one minister on 1 October 2004 the government lost its majority, and was unable to approve the budget.
		Scotty dissolved parliament, announced a state of emergency, and called the elections which returned him to office.
	www.cpahq.org /directory/default.aspx?orgid=130 (314 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Nauru, the Pleasant Island, Micronesia - South Pacific
		Nauru achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999.
		In 2001 Nauru signed an agreement with Australia to accommodate more than 1,000 asylum seekers on the island, in return for millions of dollars in aid.
		The mining of phosphate on the island of Nauru, located in a remote corner of the Pacific Ocean, has devastated the island environmentally and has created financial, legal, and cultural problems for the islanders.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/nauru.htm (534 words)

	Nauru's parliament facing tough decisions after president's death
		The leader of the Nauru Centre Party, Kinza Clodumar, says Nauru's parliament will have to meet in the next few weeks to choose both a new president and a new speaker.
		Mr Clodumar will return to Nauru with the late president's body on a United States military aircraft on the weekend.
		Mr Clodumar says it is up to the remaining 17 members of parliament to sort out the country's political situation.
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_805366.htm (235 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Nauru's Parliament called into special session
		The Opposition in Nauru wants to remove the new reformist government and it has petitioned the Speaker to call a special session of the Parliament today.
		Sean Dorney reports that the petition follows the return of the former President, Rene Harris, to Nauru on Thursday after a four-and-a-half month absence during which time he was removed himself in a vote of no confidence.
		He says one Government Member will go along to the Parliament but only to point out to the Speaker that a quorum of nine Members need to be present and if they are not, the Parliament should adjourn.
	www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1196976.htm (222 words)

	Nauru
		Defendants may have legal counsel, and a representative for the defense is appointed when required "in the interest of justice." However, many cases never reach the formal legal process, since traditional reconciliation is used--usually by choice but sometimes under communal (not government) pressure.
		Local television includes Nauru TV, which is government owned, as well as a privately owned sports network.
		A new President was elected by Parliament, installed, and a new cabinet convened in April.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8360.htm (2187 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Nauruan parliament faces motion to dissolve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The parliament in Nauru will be meeting Thursday to decide whether to elect a new President or to go to the coming elections with a caretaker administration.
		Sean Dorney reports from Nauru that a motion to dissolve the parliament is up for discussion.
		Dorney says the parliament normally meets on Tuesday and Thursday but the members agreed that there'd be no sitting yesterday, a national day of mourning because of the funeral.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_810091.htm (198 words)

	NAURU SPEAKER DIES OF HEART ATTACK - December 20, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, Dec. 16) – The Speaker of the Nauru parliament, Vassal Gadoengin, has reportedly died of a heart attack.
		Nauru's Health Minister, Dr Kieren Keke, says while the speaker's death will mean a by-election, there is no threat to the government's stability.
		Parliament has been adjourned and a new speaker will be elected when it reconvenes next week.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /pireport/2004/December/12-20-05.htm (157 words)

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