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
7 December 2018
The political crisis in Tunisia: Is it a consequence of the semi-presidential arrangement?
Voices From The Field
3 December 2018
Constitutional reform in Maldives: Towards a parliamentary system of government and decentralization?
Voices From The Field
26 November 2018
The end of the Caribbean Court of Justice? On failed constitutional referendums in Grenada, and Antigua and Barbuda
Voices From The Field
21 November 2018
Streamlining Austria’s federation: Comprehensive reform after nearly a century?
Voices From The Field
19 November 2018
Indonesia’s stringent presidential nomination requirements: Constitutional Court upholds parliamentary threshold
Voices From The Field
14 November 2018
Restoring the Independence and Integrity of Malaysia’s Judiciary: Proposals for Reform and Challenges Ahead
Voices From The Field
29 October 2018
Constitutionalizing Ukraine’s EU-NATO Aspirations: Genuine conviction or electoral strategy?
Voices From The Field
26 October 2018
Popular initiatives to amend Kenya’s constitution: A misdiagnosis of the problem?
Voices From The Field
25 October 2018
LGBT rights in India: The Doctrine of Constitutional Morality and Counter-Majoritarianism in the Context of Institutional Supremacy
Voices From The Field
24 October 2018
Expropriation without compensation: Democratizing South Africa’s economy?
Voices From The Field
28 September 2018
The Drive to Reform Peru’s Judicial and Political System: Opportunistic and Incompatible?
Voices From The Field
24 August 2018
Removing ‘Race’ and Adding ‘Gender’ to the French Constitution: On Constitutional Redundancy and Symbols
Voices From The Field
21 August 2018
A Federal Constitution for the Philippines? A Reluctant Congress and an Unsupportive Public
Voices From The Field
17 August 2018
Sudan’s Missed Opportunity for Historic Peaceful Transfer of Power: The Planned Removal of Term Limits
Voices From The Field
14 August 2018
Uganda’s age limit petition: Constitutional Court demurs on substance, cautious on procedure
Voices From The Field
18 July 2018
A Single Polity at Last? Pakistan’s Unfinished Efforts to Mainstream Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Voices From The Field
13 July 2018
Croatia’s constitutional dilemma: Popular initiatives versus minority rights
Voices From The Field
28 June 2018
Armenia’s (R)Evolutionary Breakthrough: Constitutionalism at Work?
Voices From The Field
20 June 2018
Reforming the Ethiopian polity: Another false dawn or a hopeful start?
Voices From The Field
15 June 2018
Myanmar’s Constitutional Reform Process: A pragmatic prioritization of process over substantive reform?
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