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President Gotbaya Rajapaksa - right - swears in his brother and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister (photo credit: Reuters)

Voices From The Field

8 September

The Return of Sri Lanka’s Imperial Presidency: The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Bill

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Amendment Independent Commissions Structure of Government Asia Sri Lanka

Placard demands rule of law reforms during protests after killing of journalist Daphne Cauana Galizia in 2017 (photo credit: TheShift/Victor Paul Borg)

Voices From The Field

27 July

Malta’s wobbly constitutional and rule of law reform

Constitutional Court/Judical Review Constitutional Amendment Independent Commissions Europe Malta

Robert Mugabe shakes hands with Morgan Tsvangirai after signing the new constitution into law (photo credit: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP)

Voices From The Field

26 February

Fortifying Zimbabwe’s ‘Imperial’ Presidency? The Proposed Second Amendment to the Constitution

Affirmative Action Constitutional Court/Judical Review Constitutional Amendment Electoral Issues Gender Independent Commissions Federalism/ Devolution/ Decentralization Africa Zimbabwe

Bulgarian's protest appointment of Prosecutor General - October 2019 (Photo credit: Mariya Babikyan/Twitter)

Voices From The Field

24 January

Bulgaria’s Balancing Act: Judicial and Prosecutorial Independence and Accountability

Constitutional Court/Judical Review Constitutional Amendment Independent Commissions Bulgaria Europe

President of Mongolia - second from right - receives proposed constitutional amendments from speaker - second from left (photo credit: Montsame)

Voices From The Field

20 January

Mongolia’s Long, Participatory Route to Constitutional Reforms

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Court/Judical Review Constitutional Amendment Electoral Issues Independent Commissions Natural Resources Public Participation Structure of Government Asia Mongolia

President Zelensky signs amendment abolishing immunity (photo credit: Ukrainian presidency)

Voices From The Field

16 October 2019

A weaker Ukrainian parliament and de facto presidential system? Zelensky’s constitutional reform initiatives

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Court/Judical Review Constitutional Amendment Electoral Issues Independent Commissions Public Participation Europe Ukraine

President George Vella - left - with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (photo credit: Office of the President)

Voices From The Field

18 July 2019

Checking Malta’s Powerful Prime Minster through Constitutional Reforms

Constitutional Building Institutions Independent Commissions Structure of Government Europe Malta

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP)

Voices From The Field

5 February 2019

An agenda for constitutional reform in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Amendment Electoral Issues Independent Commissions Public Participation Federalism/ Devolution/ Decentralization Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo

Togolese Protesters demand end to Gnassingbe's rule (photo credit: Africa Portal)

Voices From The Field

30 January 2019

Togo’s continuing constitutional crisis and ECOWAS’s failed mediation effort

Constitutional Amendment Electoral Issues Independent Commissions Referendum Africa Togo

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Maithripala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickermesinghe (photo credit: BBC)

Voices From The Field

29 January 2019

Sri Lanka’s (un)ending road to a new Constitution: Technical progress, political collapse

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Building Institutions Constitutional Court/Judical Review Diversity and Conflict/Minority Issues Electoral Issues Human Rights Independent Commissions Federalism/ Devolution/ Decentralization Referendum Religion Structure of Government Asia Sri Lanka Values and Identity

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