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.
![Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (photo credit: BiH Constitutional Court) Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (photo credit: BiH Constitutional Court)](/sites/default/files/1.%20Voices%20BiH%20Con%20Court.jpg)
Voices From The Field
1 December 2023
Constitutional Court in Transition: The Future of International Judges in Bosnia and Herzegovina
![Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality discusses the constitutional definition of 'The Family' in February 2020 (@helenrussell32 via X) Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality discusses the constitutional definition of 'The Family' in February 2020 (@helenrussell32 via X)](/sites/default/files/%40helenrussell32.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
30 November 2023
Delivering Equality: Long Delayed Constitutional Change in Ireland
![Constitutional Reform Committee poster soliciting public input on reform proposals (photo credit: @roadtorepulblicja via X) Constitutional Reform Committee poster soliciting public input on reform proposals (photo credit: @roadtorepulblicja via X)](/sites/default/files/1.%20CRC%20poster.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
17 November 2023
Clarity, Consensus, and Confidence in the Process: The Recipe for Republican Reform in Jamaica?
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Voices From The Field
1 November 2023
Almost thirty years to reach one-third: will India's constitutional amendment enhance women's political participation?
![Political signs in the lead up to the Voice referendum (photo credit: AAP / Esther Linder) Political signs in the lead up to the Voice referendum (photo credit: AAP / Esther Linder)](/sites/default/files/2.%20VFTF%20Australia%20Vote.png)
Voices From The Field
26 October 2023
Reconciliation Rejected: Is Constitutional Change Possible after the Voice Referendum in Australia?
![The Constitutional Council, elected body of Chile's constitution-making process (photo credit: Reuters / Ivan Alvarado) The Constitutional Council, elected body of Chile's constitution-making process (photo credit: Reuters / Ivan Alvarado)](/sites/default/files/Constitutional%20Council.jpg)
Voices From The Field
23 October 2023
Chile’s Constitutional Original Sin Unlikely Redeemed?
![President of the transition Mahamat Idriss Deby presents the draft constitution (photo credit: presidence.td) President of the transition Mahamat Idriss Deby presents the draft constitution (photo credit: presidence.td)](/sites/default/files/1.%20Chad%20Draft%20Constitution%20Presentation.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
4 October 2023
Chad's Proposed New Constitution: Between Hopes for Refoundation and an Uncertain Future
![Women protest the citizenship laws in front of court (photo credit: Family Frontiers) Women protest the citizenship laws in front of court (photo credit: Family Frontiers)](/sites/default/files/1.%20Malaysia%20Court%20%28Family%20Frontiers%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
3 October 2023
Malaysia’s Proposed Citizenship Amendments: Gender Equality Moving Ahead but Other Challenges Surface
![Meeting of the National Consultative Council (photo credit: Villa Somalia) Meeting of the National Consultative Council (photo credit: Villa Somalia)](/sites/default/files/2.%20Somalia%20NCC%20Meeting.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 September 2023
On the Finalization of the Constitutional Review Process in Somalia
![Independent National Electoral Commission representatives display empty ballot boxes before vote (photo credit: picture-alliance/dpa/B. Mugiraneza) Independent National Electoral Commission representatives display empty ballot boxes before vote (photo credit: picture-alliance/dpa/B. Mugiraneza)](/sites/default/files/CENI.png)
Voices From The Field
4 September 2023
The review of constitutionalized ethnic quotas in Burundi: a turning point?
![Moldova's 'bloc of constitutionality' (Photo credit: presedinte.md) Moldova's 'bloc of constitutionality' (Photo credit: presedinte.md)](/sites/default/files/Moldova%20Bloc%20of%20Constitutionality.png)
Voices From The Field
31 August 2023
Unpacking Moldova’s Language Amendment: Constitutional, Procedural, and Political Dimensions
![Citizen dialogues as part of the Chilean constitution-making process (photo credit: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Communications Directorate) Citizen dialogues as part of the Chilean constitution-making process (photo credit: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Communications Directorate)](/sites/default/files/VFTF%20Chile%20photo%20credit__UC%20Communications%20Directorate.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 August 2023
The new Chilean constituent process: exercising the ‘muscle’ of public participation in an adverse context
![Oil tanker drives through Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park (photo credit: Alamy) Oil tanker drives through Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park (photo credit: Alamy)](/sites/default/files/Drilling%20in%20Yasuni.jpg)
Voices From The Field
2 August 2023
Oil extraction or biodiversity protection? The dilemma in Ecuador’s upcoming referendum
![President Ali Bongo Ondimba presents the 2023 amendments to the Constitution (photo credit: President of Gabon via Facebook) President Ali Bongo Ondimba presents the 2023 amendments to the Constitution (photo credit: President of Gabon via Facebook)](/sites/default/files/President%20with%20constitutional%20revision.jpg)
Voices From The Field
1 August 2023
Constitutional reforms in Gabon: the president’s strategic tool for political preservation
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Voices From The Field
31 July 2023
Will Recent Constitutional Amendments Promote Political Pluralism in Mongolia?
![Chile's Commission of Experts (photo credit: CIPER Chile) Chile's Commission of Experts (photo credit: CIPER Chile)](/sites/default/files/1.%20VFTF%20Expert%20Commission%20%28Cipher%20Chile%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 June 2023
Chile’s New Constitutional Proposal: A Balance Between Change and Continuity?
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Voices From The Field
29 June 2023
The State of Lesotho's Constitutional Reforms: Progress or Stagnation?
![President Samia and opposition CHADEMA party Chairman Freeman Mbowe (photo credit: Ikulu Mawasiliano) President Samia and opposition CHADEMA party Chairman Freeman Mbowe (photo credit: Ikulu Mawasiliano)](/sites/default/files/Picture%201_Hassan%20and%20Mbowe%20%28photo%20credit%20Ikulu%20Mawasiliano%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
31 May 2023
Tanzania’s pathway to a new constitution: genuine progress or political rhetoric?
![Parliament of Sweden (photo credit: Jonas Ekströmer / TT) Parliament of Sweden (photo credit: Jonas Ekströmer / TT)](/sites/default/files/1.%20VFTF%20Sweden%20%28Jonas%20Ekstr%C3%B6mer_TT%29_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
26 May 2023
Defending Democracy: Sweden’s Constitutional Reform Proposals in Response to Democratic Backsliding in Europe
![Founder of far-right Partido Republicano, Jose Antonio Kast, at press conference after Constitutional Council elections on 7 May 2023 (photo credit: AFP) Founder of far-right Partido Republicano, Jose Antonio Kast, at press conference after Constitutional Council elections on 7 May 2023 (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/1.%20VFTF%20Republicanos.jpg)
Voices From The Field
14 May 2023
Tides of Change: Analyzing the Power Shift in Chile’s Constitutional Process
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