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
26 May
Behind the Gridlock: The Hidden Politics of Armenia’s Constitutional Impasse
Voices From The Field
2 May
The 15th Amendment of the Hungarian Fundamental Law: Advancing Illiberal Christian Democracy
Voices From The Field
29 April
Hungary’s 14th Constitutional Amendment: Cementing the Incremental Political Takeover of Judicial Power
Voices From The Field
1 April
From Process Misstep to Environmental Milestone: Cyprus’s New Constitutional Right
Voices From The Field
10 February
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2024 and 2025 Forecast
Voices From The Field
20 December 2024
Anchoring European Integration in Moldova’s Constitution: A Critical Victory Amid Unprecedented Hybrid War
Voices From The Field
7 November 2024
Restoring the Integrity of Judicial Appointments: the Venice Commission's Opinion on Poland
Voices From The Field
31 October 2024
New Era for the UK House of Lords? Labour's Removal of the Hereditary Peers and Possible Future Reforms
Voices From The Field
2 October 2024
Unblocking the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Three Strategies to Move Forward
Voices From The Field
28 August 2024
A False Narrative: Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment and the Illiberal Agenda
Voices From The Field
6 August 2024
Push in Parliament for Constitutional Reform: Ensuring Independence for Malta’s Police Commissioner
Voices From The Field
29 July 2024
“Resilience lite”: Strengthening the constitutional protection of the German Federal Constitutional Court
Voices From The Field
5 July 2024
Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
Voices From The Field
22 March 2024
France’s citizenship reform in Mayotte: a dangerous constitutional reform for purely symbolic impact?
Voices From The Field
26 February 2024
Abolition of the Special Prosecutor's Office in Slovakia: Violation of the Rule of Law in the Name of Protecting Human Rights?
Voices From The Field
31 January 2024
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2023
Voices From The Field
30 January 2024
Mapping Wales’s Constitutional Future: Insights from the Final Report of the Independent Commission
Voices From The Field
1 December 2023
Constitutional Court in Transition: The Future of International Judges in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Voices From The Field
30 November 2023
Delivering Equality: Long Delayed Constitutional Change in Ireland
Voices From The Field
31 August 2023
Unpacking Moldova’s Language Amendment: Constitutional, Procedural, and Political Dimensions