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.
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Voices From The Field
10 February
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2024 and 2025 Forecast
![Parliament of Barbados (photo credit: Loozrboy via Flickr) Parliament of Barbados (photo credit: Loozrboy via Flickr)](/sites/default/files/8603983613_a693c81359_c.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 January
Constitutional Reform in Barbados: The Enduring Influence of Westminster?
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Voices From The Field
29 December 2024
The Story of the 26th Amendment: Executive Interference and the Judiciary’s Struggle for Independence in Pakistan
![President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) and President of Moldova Maia Sandu (R) on 1 June 2023 (photo credit: Dati Bendo/European Commission via Wikimedia Commons) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) and President of Moldova Maia Sandu (R) on 1 June 2023 (photo credit: Dati Bendo/European Commission via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/2023-05-31_Visit_of_Ursula_von_der_Leyen%2C_President_of_the_European_Commission%2C_to_Moldova_P061234-52085.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 December 2024
Anchoring European Integration in Moldova’s Constitution: A Critical Victory Amid Unprecedented Hybrid War
![Taiwan's Constitutional Court (photo credit: Jiang via Wikimedia Commons) Taiwan's Constitutional Court (photo credit: Jiang via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/Interior_in_Constitutional_Court%2C_Judicial_Yuan_20090706.jpg)
Voices From The Field
13 December 2024
Taiwan's Constitutional Court at Risk: Political Maneuvering to Erode Judicial Independence
![Constitution of Fiji in English, Fijian, and Fiji Hindi (photo credit: Fiji Legal Aid Fiji via Facebook) Constitution of Fiji in English, Fijian, and Fiji Hindi (photo credit: Fiji Legal Aid Fiji via Facebook)](/sites/default/files/Fiji_Constitution-e1723170403854.jpg)
Voices From The Field
5 December 2024
Whose Vision for Fiji? Constitutional Reform at a Crossroads
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Voices From The Field
30 November 2024
Constitutional Change in Turks and Caicos Islands: Territorial Particularities and Regional Commonalities
![Quota reform protest in Bangladesh with a sign reading "Not quotas, merit!" (photo credit: Rayhan9d via Wikimedia Commons) Quota reform protest in Bangladesh with a sign reading "Not quotas, merit!" (photo credit: Rayhan9d via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/2.%20VFTF%20Bangladesh.jpg)
Voices From The Field
18 November 2024
The Agenda and Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform in Bangladesh
![EU and Polish flags during 2021 pro-EU protests (photo credit Kasia Derenda via Unsplash) EU and Polish flags during 2021 pro-EU protests (photo credit Kasia Derenda via Unsplash)](/sites/default/files/kasia-derenda-SuuOeXe8ViM-unsplash.jpg)
Voices From The Field
7 November 2024
Restoring the Integrity of Judicial Appointments: the Venice Commission's Opinion on Poland
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Voices From The Field
1 November 2024
What Does Extension of the Transition Period Mean for Constitution-Making in South Sudan?
![House of Lords during State Opening of Parliament 2024 (photo credit: House of Lords via Flickr) House of Lords during State Opening of Parliament 2024 (photo credit: House of Lords via Flickr)](/sites/default/files/53863351303_ac30727322_c.jpg)
Voices From The Field
31 October 2024
New Era for the UK House of Lords? Labour's Removal of the Hereditary Peers and Possible Future Reforms
![Tumisang Seabo of BCPI at a civic education campaign in Diamond Square, July 2024 (photo credit: Stepping Stones International, Young Minds, Molao Matters, Motheo O Mosha, Botswana Centre for Public Integrity via https://bit.ly/3XUW1rD) Tumisang Seabo of BCPI at a civic education campaign in Diamond Square, July 2024 (photo credit: Stepping Stones International, Young Minds, Molao Matters, Motheo O Mosha, Botswana Centre for Public Integrity via https://bit.ly/3XUW1rD)](/sites/default/files/Tumisang%20Seabo.png)
Voices From The Field
9 October 2024
Democracy in Action: The Role of Civil Society in Botswana’s Failed Constitutional Amendment Bill
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Voices From The Field
2 October 2024
Unblocking the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Three Strategies to Move Forward
![President Bassirou Diomaye Faye address to the nation (photo credit: Président de la République du Sénégal) President Bassirou Diomaye Faye address to the nation (photo credit: Président de la République du Sénégal)](/sites/default/files/%F0%9F%94%B4DIRECT%20_%20MESSAGE%20%C3%80%20LA%20NATION%20DU%20PR%C3%89SIDENT%20BASSIROU%20DIOMAYE%20FAYE%20%E2%80%93%20JEUDI%2012%20SEPTEMBRE%202024%2016-38%20screenshot.png)
Voices From The Field
1 October 2024
Executive Ambitions Meet Parliamentary Pushback: Senegal’s Failed Constitutional Amendments
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Voices From The Field
28 August 2024
A False Narrative: Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment and the Illiberal Agenda
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Voices From The Field
18 August 2024
Constitutional Change in a One-Party State: Lao PDR’s Decennial Review
![Protest in defence of rule of law and the judiciary in front of the law courts in May 2024 (photo credit: Victor Borg) Protest in defence of rule of law and the judiciary in front of the law courts in May 2024 (photo credit: Victor Borg)](/sites/default/files/2protests.jpg)
Voices From The Field
6 August 2024
Push in Parliament for Constitutional Reform: Ensuring Independence for Malta’s Police Commissioner
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Voices From The Field
29 July 2024
“Resilience lite”: Strengthening the constitutional protection of the German Federal Constitutional Court
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Voices From The Field
12 July 2024
Navigating Uncertainty: Reforming Palestinian Institutions Through Constitutional Reform Amid War
![Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte (photo credit: JIS) Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte (photo credit: JIS)](/sites/default/files/Marlene-Malahoo-Forte.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
11 July 2024
Constitutional Reform Report Sets Out the Way Forward for Jamaica – or Does It?