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Founder of far-right Partido Republicano, Jose Antonio Kast, at press conference after Constitutional Council elections on 7 May 2023 (photo credit: AFP)

Voices From The Field

14 May 2023

Tides of Change: Analyzing the Power Shift in Chile’s Constitutional Process

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte (photo credit: Loop News)

Voices From The Field

28 April 2023

Jamaica’s Transition to a Republic: Process Matters

Poster on the constitutional referendum in Uzbekistan

Voices From The Field

28 April 2023

Uzbekistan’s Proposed Constitutional Overhaul: Charting a Course Toward Liberal Values in Central Asia

Presentation of the preliminary draft by the constitutional drafting commission to president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on 11 October 2022 (photo credit: CRNC)

Voices From The Field

18 April 2023

Towards the Fourth Republic of Mali: Analysis of the Draft Constitution

photo credit: The Philippine Star

Voices From The Field

31 March 2023

The Latest Attempt at Charter Change in the Philippines: Prospects and Concerns

Posters urging rejection of the measures in the 5 February 2023 omnibus referendum stating "Punish Lasso, Vote No" (photo credit: Prensa Latina)

Voices From The Field

28 March 2023

A Tale of Failed Reforms: the Ecuadorian Referendum and Political Fallout

Prime Minister James Marape launches Review of the Form and System of Government, 15 February 2023 (photo credit: Papua New Guinea Constitutional & Law Reform Commission - CLRC via Facebook)

Voices From The Field

21 March 2023

The future of governance in Papua New Guinea: consultations begin on form and system of government

A protester holds a sign with the date of the 2020 national plebiscite on whether to draft a new constitution saying 'Against all odds, Chile decided to end the dictator's legacy' (photo credit: Rodrigo Garrido / Reuters).

Voices From The Field

28 February 2023

Overcoming the Pinochet Factor in the Chilean Constitution-Making Process

Protestors in Peru demand a constituent assembly (photo credit: Agencia EFE)

Voices From The Field

27 February 2023

The political crisis in Peru: is there a constitutional solution?

LGBTI advocacy group COC Netherlands in 2019 Amsterdam Pride Parade with slogan "anchor our rights in the constitution" (photo credit: coc.nl)

Voices From The Field

27 February 2023

Constitutionalising the Status Quo: Expanding non-discrimination protections to include disability and sexual orientation in the Dutch Constitution

Protesters filled the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel on 21 January to protest against proposed judicial reforms (photo credit: Reuters)

Voices From The Field

16 February 2023

The Israeli Government’s Proposed Judicial Reforms: An Attack on Israeli Democracy

Protestors carry a representation of a padlocked 1980 constitution (photo credit: Claudio Santana via Getty Images)

Voices From The Field

3 February 2023

Third Time’s a Charm? Chile Embarks on a New Constitution-making Process

Government invitation to join Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss (photo credit: Citizens' Assembly)

Voices From The Field

31 January 2023

Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss: Potential and Limitations for Deliberative Democracy

Chairperson of the Commission on Inquiry Justice Maruping Dibotelo presents report of the Commission to President Mokgweetsi Masisi (photo credit: BW Presidency)

Voices From The Field

30 January 2023

A Win for the Status Quo: Critiquing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry’s Report on the Review of the Constitution of Botswana

Photo credit: David Watkins via unsplash

Voices From The Field

22 December 2022

In the World of Constitution Building in 2022