ABSTRACT
The conflict in Fiji is mainly between the indigenous Fijian community, who have the traditional ownership to most land and cultivate it for their use, and the Indo-Fijians who lease land for modern agriculture. It discusses the elements of power-sharing and analyses how the different attempts have worked out over time. The Decrees set out some principles that the new constitution had to include: The purpose of this Decree is to adopt a Constitution for Fiji that those principles were not difficult to agree to by the drafters. For example, the predominantly Indo-Fijian National Federation Party (NFP) in their submission to the Ghai Commission, stated that this is an opportune time for the country to address the land issue of Fiji. A bill of rights protected all citizens but it was qualified by the collective rights of indigenous Fijians. The rights would therefore have constitutional protection and can only be changed by the sufficient majority for constitutional changes.
