1.   The EC intends to join the IWC in its own right, thereby ensuring that IWC rules are enshrined in EC law.

2.   After years of wrangling, Poland finally adopted a Constitution last month that formally enshrined the rule of law.

3.   Opponents of the regime say the convention is stage-managed by the military and the resulting constitution will not foster democracy, but enshrine army rule.

4.   But the ANC says the new constitution should enshrine majority rule.

5.   Democracy activists have labeled the convention a sham because most delegates were handpicked by the military, and the constitution they are drafting enshrines military rule.

6.   The convention has been criticized from many quarters, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as a stage-managed affair designed to enshrine military rule.

7.   The front says that constitution enshrined royal rule.