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Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali

Analysis

Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali

by IDEA

Speech by Péter Magyar at the establishment of the new Parliament (credit: Elekes Andor via Wikimedia Commons)

Voices From The Field

26 May 2026

Out of Illiberal Christian Democracy: Hungary’s Prospects for Constitutional Resettlement

President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (credit: website of the President of Kazakhstan)

Voices From The Field

20 February 2026

A New Constitution for Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Reform as a Façade for Presidential Monopoly

Protest against the Amnesty and Shielding Constitutional Amendment Bills (credit: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil via Flickr)

Voices From The Field

8 January 2026

A Year in Constitution-Building: What 2025 Revealed, What 2026 May Bring

2025 March for Women’s Rights in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (credit: Alexandra Oancea)

Voices From The Field

29 December 2025

Reinstating the death penalty in the Constitution: Kyrgyzstan at a Constitutional Crossroads

Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024

Analysis

Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024

by IDEA

Fiji's 2013 Constitution (credit: Kelvin Anthony via RNZ Pacific)

Voices From The Field

17 September 2025

Keeping the Frame, Opening the Door: The Supreme Court’s Take on Fiji’s 2013 Constitution

Second reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill 2024 at the National Assembly of The Gambia (photo credit: Satang Nabaneh)

Voices From The Field

8 July 2025

Constitution Bill Rejected at Second Reading: Halting the Reform Process in The Gambia?

Slovak flag and European Union flag under the rain (credit: Kiwiev via Wikimedia Commons)

Voices From The Field

3 July 2025

Dangerous Proposals to Amend the Constitution of Slovakia: Undermining Fundamental Rights and International Law

The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making

Analysis

The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making

by IDEA

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