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A Practical Guide to Constitution Building

The content of a constitution provides a blueprint for the operation of a state, guarantees ...

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A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Building a Culture of Human Rights

A Practical Guide toConstitution Building:Building a Culture of HumanRights ...

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Decentralized Forms of Government

A Practical Guide toConstitution Building:Decentralized Forms ofGovernment ...

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Principles and Cross-cutting Themes

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building:Principles and Cross-cutting Themes ...

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Executive Branch

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Executive Branch ...

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Judicial Branch

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Judicial Branch ...

A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: The Design of the Legislature

A Practical Guide toConstitution Building:The Design of the Legislature ...

Advice on Applying Mediation Fundamentals in UN Constitutional Assistance

By Sumit Bisarya

Constitution making is often a central element of conflict transformation and democratization processes. The United ...

Asymmetric Territorial Arrangements in Decentralized Systems

This Constitutional INSIGHT deals with the questions presented by constitutional or legal arrangements that treat ...

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Beyond Representation in Pandemic Responses: Independent and International Institutions

By Tom Gerald Daly

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the marked centralization and exertion of executive power, and, more ...

Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality

By International IDEA

Gender equality is a cornerstone of a democratic and just society, and International IDEA is ...

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Constitutional beginnings: Making and amending constitutions

This Constitutional INSIGHT examines the choice between making a new constitution and amending an existing ...

Constitutional Reform Processes and Political Parties. Principles for Practice, International IDEA and NIMD - 2012

By Martin van Vliet, Winluck Wahiu, Augustine Magolowondo

This publication provides a set of guiding principles for constitutional reform based on practical experiences ...

Consultation, Deliberation and Decision-Making: Direct Public Participation in Constitution-Building

By Anna Dziedzic

Direct public participation is a feature of almost every exercise in constitution-building in the 21st ...

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Creating the New Constitution: A Guide for Nepali Citizens, International IDEA - 2008

By Yash Ghai, Jill Cottrell

This Book presents a brief history of past constitutions in Nepal from the perspective of ...

Democratic Dialogue – A Handbook for Practitioners

Democratic dialogue strengthens democratic institutions by providing citizens with the opportunity to voice their concerns, ...

Environmental Protection in Constitutions Assessment Tool

By Sharon Pia Hickey

The natural world sustains us all—yet it is under mounting pressure from environmental degradation and ...

Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns: A Handbook on Political Finance

All political parties need funding to play their part in the political process, yet the role ...

How Federations Responded to Covid-19

By Cheryl Saunders

Countries with a federal form of government responded in distinctive ways to the health and ...

Implementing Federalism

Federalism or devolution involves the organization of public power so that government, on at least ...

Inclusion of Combatants in Constitution-Building

By Anna Dziedzic

The inclusion and participation of combatants in constitution-building processes raises a number of distinctive issues. Constitutional INSIGHTS No. ...

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Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool

By Amanda Cats-Baril

The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool helps users to analyze a constitution from the perspective ...

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Legal Approaches to Responding to Emergencies: Covid-19 as a Case Study

By Charmaine Rodrigues

During the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous countries invoked different constitutional provisions and laws to respond to ...

Let’s talk about constitutions!

By Charmaine Rodrigues and Kar Gyii

Let’s talk about constitutions! is designed to present difficult constitutional concepts to non-specialist and young audiences ...

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Libya Constitution-Building Manual

This English version of the "Libya Constitution Building Manual" is not final and is published ...

Rights in the Digital Age

By Juliane Müller

This report advocates for thorough protection of human rights in the digital age, emphasizing the ...

State Capture: How to Recognize and React to it

By Cheryl Saunders and Katrina Malone

State capture is one reason why representative democracy may fail to serve the needs and ...

Tanzania: Citizens Guide to Constitution Building Process - Swahili

This is the Citizens Guide to Constitution Building Process in Swahili, published by the Policy Forum ...

UNDP Guidance Note on Constitution-Making Support

For the first time, the UNDP Strategic Plan 2014-17 explicitly recognises constitution-making assistance as a ...

المحاور الرئيسية في العملية الدستورية الليبية

صدر عن المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات وضمن مصادر المؤسسة في موضوع بناء الدساتير، دليلاً حول ...

دليل عملي لبناء الدساتير - المقدمة ، المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات

By وينلاك واهيو

هذه هي الترجمة العربية لـ "دليل عملي لبناء الدساتير - المقدمة". الدليل كان قد نشر ...

عمليات الإصلاح الدستوري والأحزاب السياسية: مبادئ للممارسة، المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات - 2012

By مارتن فان فليت ، وينلاك واهيو ، أوغسطين ماغولووندو

يقدم هذا الكتاب مجموعة من المبادئ الارشادية للإصلاح الدستوري بناء على التجارب العملية لعمليات الاصلاح ...

مصر: الدليل الإرشادي عن حقوق الإنسان ووضع الدستور

أصدر مركز العقد الاجتماعي في العام 2013 الدليل الإرشادي عن حقوق الإنسان ووضع الدستور باللغة ...