Voices from the Field
Through the eyes of local experts and actors, ConstitutionNet’s ‘Voices from the Field’ series offers a monthly look at constitution building processes as they are unfolding on the ground around the world. Contributions take the form of interviews with, and opinion pieces from, constitutional experts, lawyers, practitioners and other engaged citizens in the field for a fresh and original look at issues of importance to local populations during the drafting, adoption and implementation of constitutions.
Voices From The Field
30 November
Constitutional Change in Turks and Caicos Islands: Territorial Particularities and Regional Commonalities
Voices From The Field
18 November
The Agenda and Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform in Bangladesh
Voices From The Field
7 November
Restoring the Integrity of Judicial Appointments: the Venice Commission's Opinion on Poland
Voices From The Field
1 November
What Does Extension of the Transition Period Mean for Constitution-Making in South Sudan?
Voices From The Field
31 October
New Era for the UK House of Lords? Labour's Removal of the Hereditary Peers and Possible Future Reforms
Voices From The Field
9 October
Democracy in Action: The Role of Civil Society in Botswana’s Failed Constitutional Amendment Bill
Voices From The Field
2 October
Unblocking the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Three Strategies to Move Forward
Voices From The Field
1 October
Executive Ambitions Meet Parliamentary Pushback: Senegal’s Failed Constitutional Amendments
Voices From The Field
28 August
A False Narrative: Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment and the Illiberal Agenda
Voices From The Field
18 August
Constitutional Change in a One-Party State: Lao PDR’s Decennial Review
Voices From The Field
6 August
Push in Parliament for Constitutional Reform: Ensuring Independence for Malta’s Police Commissioner
Voices From The Field
29 July
“Resilience lite”: Strengthening the constitutional protection of the German Federal Constitutional Court
Voices From The Field
12 July
Navigating Uncertainty: Reforming Palestinian Institutions Through Constitutional Reform Amid War
Voices From The Field
11 July
Constitutional Reform Report Sets Out the Way Forward for Jamaica – or Does It?
Voices From The Field
5 July
Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
Voices From The Field
7 June
Developing a Home-Grown Independence Constitution in Bougainville
Voices From The Field
31 May
2024 Referendum in Ecuador: Between Fear and Legitimacy
Voices From The Field
29 May
The Vanuatu Referendum 2024: Resolving Instability?
Voices From The Field
29 April
Unconstitutional Moments: The 2024 Attempts to Change the Philippine Constitution
Voices From The Field
26 April
Reviving Constitutional Reform in Saint Lucia: The Role of the Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee
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