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.
![Federated States of Micronesia Constitutional Convention (photo credit: Government of Federated States of Micronesia) Federated States of Micronesia Constitutional Convention (photo credit: Government of Federated States of Micronesia)](/sites/default/files/constitution-1024x819.jpg)
Voices From The Field
21 December 2021
Re-evaluating Democracy in the Federated States of Micronesia through the 4th Constitutional Convention
![Convention delegate Patricia Politzer provides information on public participation mechanisms during the territorial week (photo credit: Twitter / @patriciapolitz) Convention delegate Patricia Politzer provides information on public participation mechanisms during the territorial week (photo credit: Twitter / @patriciapolitz)](/sites/default/files/FEgKa_KXsAEVKmx.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
30 November 2021
A Balancing Act: Public Participation, Decision-Making, and Freedom of Speech at the Chilean Constitutional Convention
![President of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby (photo credit: Tchad24) President of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby (photo credit: Tchad24)](/sites/default/files/2.%20Chad%20VFTF.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 November 2021
Chad’s Military Transition Bottleneck and Deadlocks in the Constitution-making Process
![Overlapping flags of Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak (photo credit: Malaysiakini) Overlapping flags of Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak (photo credit: Malaysiakini)](/sites/default/files/VFTF%20Malaysia%20Flags.jpg)
Voices From The Field
19 November 2021
Restoring Constitutional Equality to Sabah and Sarawak: Do the Proposed Amendments to the Malaysian Federal Constitution Go Far Enough?
![Constitutional Convention delegates celebrate the approval of the rules of procedure (photo credit: Televisión Nacional de Chile) Constitutional Convention delegates celebrate the approval of the rules of procedure (photo credit: Televisión Nacional de Chile)](/sites/default/files/image.png)
Voices From The Field
30 October 2021
The Constitutional Convention’s rules of procedure: a path of transformative institutionalism in Chile
![Tunisian President Kais Saied announcing the dismissal of the Prime Minister and suspension of parliament on 25 July 2021 (photo credit: Fethi Belaid via AFP) Tunisian President Kais Saied announcing the dismissal of the Prime Minister and suspension of parliament on 25 July 2021 (photo credit: Fethi Belaid via AFP)](/sites/default/files/President%20Saied.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 October 2021
On the fragility of new democracies: Tunisia between constitutional order and disorder
![Luxembourg City, Place de la Constitution (photo credit: EU Observer) Luxembourg City, Place de la Constitution (photo credit: EU Observer)](/sites/default/files/Photo%20EUobserver.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 October 2021
Luxembourg’s constitutional crescendo: will incremental reforms succeed where overhaul failed?
![Czech Republic amends constitution to enshrine self-defence with a weapon (photo credit: CTK / Lehtikuva) Czech Republic amends constitution to enshrine self-defence with a weapon (photo credit: CTK / Lehtikuva)](/sites/default/files/Czech%20photo%20ctk%20lehtikuva.png)
Voices From The Field
30 September 2021
Right to self-defence with a weapon in the Czech Republic: an unloaded gun?
![The president and vice-president of Chile's Constitutional Convention give an account of the first day of voting surrounded by Convention members (photo credit: Twitter / @josefina_delaf) The president and vice-president of Chile's Constitutional Convention give an account of the first day of voting surrounded by Convention members (photo credit: Twitter / @josefina_delaf)](/sites/default/files/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-23-at-20.09.40.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 September 2021
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Chile’s Constitutional Convention Decides its Rules of Procedure
![People hold signs reading "Respect the constitution," in protest against the removal of Supreme Court judges and the Attorney General by El Salvador's congress, in San Salvador, 2 May 2021 (photo credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters). People hold signs reading "Respect the constitution," in protest against the removal of Supreme Court judges and the Attorney General by El Salvador's congress, in San Salvador, 2 May 2021 (photo credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters).](/sites/default/files/El%20Salvador%202.jpg)
Voices From The Field
21 September 2021
A Highly Risky Proposal to Reform the Salvadoran Constitution
![Peruvian in front of Pedro Castillo's election poster promising a new constitution (photo credit: AP / Martin Mejia) Peruvian in front of Pedro Castillo's election poster promising a new constitution (photo credit: AP / Martin Mejia)](/sites/default/files/Peru%202.jpg)
Voices From The Field
31 August 2021
Peru's uncertain process to establish a constituent assembly
![Parliament of Barbados (photo credit: Barbados Today) Parliament of Barbados (photo credit: Barbados Today)](/sites/default/files/2..jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 August 2021
Barbados’s Long-drawn-out Promise of a Republic
![Supreme Court (foreground) and Knesset building (middle ground) of Israel (photo credit: israeltourism licensed under CC BY 2.0) Supreme Court (foreground) and Knesset building (middle ground) of Israel (photo credit: israeltourism licensed under CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/640px-Israel_Supreme_Court.jpg)
Voices From The Field
16 August 2021
Basic Law Legislation: The Basic Law that can Make or Break Israeli Constitutionalism
![Flag of Jordan at Petra (photo credit: 123rf) Flag of Jordan at Petra (photo credit: 123rf)](/sites/default/files/Jordan.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 July 2021
Modernizing Jordan’s Political System: The Unspoken Motivations
![Zonal public hearing for review of the 1999 Constitution (photo credit: nigeopolis.com) Zonal public hearing for review of the 1999 Constitution (photo credit: nigeopolis.com)](/sites/default/files/1_Vm7ctj4sHY4fhPCuQYz4qQ.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
26 July 2021
Nigeria’s constitutional review: the continuing quest for a legitimate Grundnorm
![Bilingual traffic sign in Quebec City, Canada (photo credit: WorldAtlas.com) Bilingual traffic sign in Quebec City, Canada (photo credit: WorldAtlas.com)](/sites/default/files/stop-sign-english-french-official-languages-quebec.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 June 2021
Quebec’s Bill 96: The Latest Chapter on Quebec and the Constitution
![Protests in Thailand in July 2020 (photo credit: Khaosod Online) Protests in Thailand in July 2020 (photo credit: Khaosod Online)](/sites/default/files/Thiland%20Voices.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 June 2021
Do you hear the people sing?: Thais demand a democratic constitution to replace the junta
![Protests against President Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk, Belarus in August 2020 (photo credit: Reuters) Protests against President Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk, Belarus in August 2020 (photo credit: Reuters)](/sites/default/files/Belarus%20Protests.png)
Voices From The Field
22 June 2021
Constitutional Reform in Belarus: Feasible Changes or an Imitative Process?
![A protester in Santiago holds a sign calling for a 'constitutional assembly for more democracy' [photo credit: Sandra Cuffe/Al Jazeera] A protester in Santiago holds a sign calling for a 'constitutional assembly for more democracy' [photo credit: Sandra Cuffe/Al Jazeera]](/sites/default/files/A%20protester%20in%20Santiago%20holds%20a%20sign%20calling%20for%20a%20%27constitutional%20assembly%20for%20more%20democracy%27%20%5BSandra%20Cuffe%20Al%20Jazeera%5D.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
31 May 2021
Chile Elects its Constitution-Making Body: The Potential and Risks of a Fragmented Convention
![President Ali Bongo (center) reviews troops in August 2019 after his convalescence (AFP) President Ali Bongo (center) reviews troops in August 2019 after his convalescence (AFP)](/sites/default/files/1715146-1039403508.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 May 2021
The revision of the Gabonese Constitution: Between contestation, modernization and inconsistencies
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