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
25 September 2017
Togo’s popular protests and demands for constitutional reform
Voices From The Field
20 July 2017
Mali: Peace process, constitutional reform, and an uncertain political future
Voices From The Field
30 May 2017
Presidential elections in Malawi: Towards a majoritarian (50+1) electoral system?
Voices From The Field
16 May 2017
Benin’s fourth failed constitutional reform effort: The decisive legacy of participatory processes
Voices From The Field
27 March 2017
The law on local and regional elections: a step towards local democracy in Tunisia
Voices From The Field
16 March 2017
New Gambia and the Remaking of the Constitution
Voices From The Field
8 March 2017
The Somali Constitutional Review Process. Taking Stock.
Voices From The Field
2 March 2017
Innovations in the draft Constitution of Burkina Faso
Voices From The Field
21 December 2016
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Voices From The Field
29 November 2016
The Sudan National Dialogue and constitutional reforms: Co-opting mild opponents?
Voices From The Field
8 November 2016
The National Commission of Inter-Burundian Dialogue: Facade to establish president-for-life?
Voices From The Field
24 October 2016
Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d’Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?
Voices From The Field
13 October 2016
Mali’s promising constitutional reform process: Cementing peace through devolution of power
Voices From The Field
12 September 2016
Zambia’s failed constitutional referendum: what next?
Voices From The Field
10 August 2016
Zambia’s constitutional referendum: More rights, questionable legitimacy?
Voices From The Field
13 July 2016
The Third Cote d’Ivoire Republic: Towards an inclusive constitutional reform process
Voices From The Field
17 June 2016
Kenya’s failure to implement the two-third-gender rule: The prospect of an unconstitutional Parliament
Voices From The Field
30 May 2016
Burkina Faso’s constitutional reform process to accommodate the spirit of the popular uprising
Voices From The Field
12 May 2016
Liberia’s constitutional future: Religious and centralized?
Voices From The Field
18 April 2016
Healing the wounds of the civil war: The constitutional review process in Sierra Leone