PROPOSED CHANGE IN TUNISIA EXAMS TO BE JUDGES ERUPTS INTO STUDENT UNREST
May 1st, 2017
The Tunisian’s government decision to overhaul the system of educating and examining law students wishing to become judges has sparked widespread student dissent. Students have been boycotting exams and classes, while staging protests and demonstrations – actions that are ongoing, although a partial retreat by the government has mollified some protestors.
Uproar was sparked by a March 13, (2017) decree No 345 Article 4 stipulating a change in regulations regarding entry requirements to the ‘Concours de Magistrature’ (the national examination taken by ...
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