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
22 December 2022
In the World of Constitution Building in 2022
Voices From The Field
31 October 2022
The Emergence of ‘Fixed Constitutional Commitments’ on the Environment: A Tool for Addressing Climate Change?
Voices From The Field
29 September 2022
Courts vs Incumbents: Guaranteeing Alternation of Power in the Central African Republic
Voices From The Field
29 April 2022
Out of Time but Full of Enthusiasm? Assessing Progress and Hurdles in South Sudan’s Constitution-Making Process
Voices From The Field
25 February 2022
Promise fulfilled? Botswana’s first comprehensive constitutional review process gets underway
Voices From The Field
22 December 2021
In the World of Constitution Building in 2021
Voices From The Field
29 November 2021
Chad’s Military Transition Bottleneck and Deadlocks in the Constitution-making Process
Voices From The Field
26 July 2021
Nigeria’s constitutional review: the continuing quest for a legitimate Grundnorm
Voices From The Field
28 May 2021
The revision of the Gabonese Constitution: Between contestation, modernization and inconsistencies
Voices From The Field
30 April 2021
The System of Governance Reform in Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities
Voices From The Field
30 April 2021
In the Shadow of Robert Mugabe? Twists and Turns in the First and Second Amendments to the Constitution of Zimbabwe
Voices From The Field
23 April 2021
An unexpected constitutional overhaul in Angola
Voices From The Field
22 April 2021
Why Liberians shunned the 2020 referendum — and what’s the future for constitutional change?
Voices From The Field
21 December 2020
In the World of Constitution Building in 2020
Voices From The Field
16 December 2020
Chad’s ‘Inclusive’ Constitutional Reform Process Widens Political Rifts
Voices From The Field
4 December 2020
Kenya’s Elite-led ‘Popular’ Initiative Seeks First Amendments to 2010 Constitution
Voices From The Field
28 October 2020
From a Kenyan ‘Handshake’ to Constitutional Reform: Towards a Bloated Semi-Presidential System?
Voices From The Field
14 September 2020
Botswana’s Piecemeal Constitutional Reform Initiative: Banning Floor Crossing
Voices From The Field
8 September 2020
Liberia’s Constitutional Referendum on Dual Citizenship and Reduced Political Tenure
Voices From The Field
28 August 2020
Taming Malawi’s Presidency: Will Chakwera Walk the Talk?