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.
![Turning Back the Clock: Thailand’s 2015 Constitution Turning Back the Clock: Thailand’s 2015 Constitution](/sites/default/files/turning_back_the_clock.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 February 2015
Turning Back the Clock: Thailand’s 2015 Constitution
![Striking a balance: from hate speech to glorification of terrorism - freedom of speech post-Charlie Hebdo Striking a balance: from hate speech to glorification of terrorism - freedom of speech post-Charlie Hebdo](/sites/default/files/olivier.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 February 2015
Striking a balance: from hate speech to glorification of terrorism - freedom of speech post-Charlie Hebdo
![Youth representatives making a group presentation during the public consultations held in Buchanan Grand Bassa county (source of image: UNDP) Youth representatives making a group presentation during the public consultations held in Buchanan Grand Bassa county (source of image: UNDP)](/sites/default/files/liberia_1.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
9 February 2015
Strengthening Democracy through Public Consultations: Lessons from Liberia
![Rainbow Flag by Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag by Gilbert Baker](/sites/default/files/lgbti_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
6 February 2015
As One People - Protecting Sexual and Other Minorities in Grenada’s Constitution
![Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR) Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR)](/sites/default/files/tunisia-new-pm.jpg)
Voices From The Field
27 January 2015
Tunisia’s Second Republic and the Constitution in the context of the new political reality
![David Cameron has announced his plan to pursue more severe legal measures to fight terrorism David Cameron](/sites/default/files/image007.jpg)
Voices From The Field
15 January 2015
The Counter Terrorism and Security Bill: A Potential Further Erosion of Citizenship Rights in the United Kingdom
![A wall shows bullet marks inside the Army Public School, attacked Tuesday by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The Taliban massacre that killed more than 140 people, mostly children, at the military-run school in northwestern Pakistan left a scene of heart-wrenching devastation, pools of blood and young lives snuffed out as the nation mourned and mass funerals for the victims got underway. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)](/sites/default/files/eee_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
15 January 2015
Pakistan: On Massacres of Children and Constitutions
![Terrorist attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in September 2013 Terrorist attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in September 2013](/sites/default/files/ertert_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
15 January 2015
Kenyans and the Constitution under attack
![French troops at the Eiffel Tower, Jan. 12, 2015, in Paris. France is set to deploy 10,000 troops to boost security after last week's deadly attacks and is mobilizing thousands of police to patrol Jewish schools and synagogues. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/hebdo.jpg)
Voices From The Field
14 January 2015
Liberté, égalité, fraternité - et sécurité? Balancing civil liberty and national security after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks
![Rekindling hope for a new Katiba for Tanzania Rekindling hope for a new Katiba for Tanzania](/sites/default/files/tanzania_paper.jpg)
Voices From The Field
22 December 2014
Rekindling hope for a new Katiba for Tanzania
![Liberian security forces stand in front of protesters after clashes at West Point neighbourhood in Monrovia, 20 August 2014. Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired live rounds and teargas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood. Reuters Liberia police in Monrovia. Reuters](/sites/default/files/liber.png)
Voices From The Field
19 December 2014
Maintaining constitutional and political stability in the context of crisis: Liberia’s challenge
![Tunisians will return to the polls on December 21 for the second round of presidential elections Tunisians will return to the polls on December 21 for the second round of presidential elections](/sites/default/files/tunisia_elections.jpg)
Voices From The Field
12 December 2014
Tunisia holds milestone elections but uncertainties remain
![Nepal's Constituent Assembly is set to commence debate on the CPDCC Report this week Nepal's Constituent Assembly is set to commence debate on the CPDCC Report this week](/sites/default/files/nepal_ca_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
12 December 2014
Finalising Nepal's new constitution: the illusion of consensus
![Libya's Supreme Court has become a key player in the country's political transition process Libya's Supreme Court has become a key player in the country's political transition process](/sites/default/files/lybia_court_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 November 2014
Caught between law and politics: Judicial review of constitutional amendments in Libya
![Ghana’s top Court is set to hear the case of Asare v Attorney General on December 2 Ghana’s top Court is set to hear the case of Asare v Attorney General on December 2](/sites/default/files/ghana-supreme-court-building.png)
Voices From The Field
26 November 2014
Constitutional reform in non-conflict contexts: Ghana’s experience
![Photo Credit: International IDEA Photo Credit: International IDEA](/sites/default/files/fgj.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 November 2014
Zambia’s elusive constitution making: lessons for civil society
![Aerial view of Dodoma-Tanzania's legislative capital which was also the seat of the Constituent Assembly Aerial view of Dodoma-Tanzania's legislative capital](/sites/default/files/dfg_5.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 November 2014
Tanzania’s ongoing feud: A tale of two Constitutions
![A land rights policy approved in 2013 recognises the rights of rural communities over community land but critics argue that it is inadequate A land rights policy approved in 2013 recognises the rights of rural communities over community land but critics argue that it is inadequate](/sites/default/files/land_liberia_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 October 2014
Renegotiating rural land rights through constitutional reform in Liberia
![General Prayuth Chan-Ocha (center) overthrew a care taker government in May General Prayuth Chan-Ocha (center) overthrew a care taker government in May](/sites/default/files/ochan_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 October 2014
Constitutional and political reforms in Thailand: deconstructing the Junta’s vision
![Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete is in serving his final term Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete is in serving his final term](/sites/default/files/kikwete_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 October 2014
Tanzania’s Proposed Constitution: Jinx or Providence?
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