French President drops controversial plan to amend constitution. After failing to secure support in the opposition-controlled Senate, French President François Hollande abandoned several proposed constitutional amendments on Wednesday which had become foundational to his administration's response to recent terror attacks. The proposals, which included measures to revoke French citizenship from convicted terrorists and to authorize property searches without a judge's approval, were extremely controversial, leading justice minister Christiane Taubira to resign in January.

Thai government unveils draft constitution. On Tuesday, Thailand's military government released a 105-page final draft constitution, to be considered in a referendum this August with an expected 80% turnout. The proposal has faced extensive criticism from both of Thailand's political wings for, among other things, establishing a 250-member Senate that would be fully appointed by the military junta.