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
4 November
A New Constitution for Chad: Sowing the Seeds of a Personalised and Dynastic Political Regime
Voices From The Field
3 November
Rebuilding and constitutional transition in Madagascar
Voices From The Field
3 November
Refondation et transition constitutionnelle à Madagascar
Voices From The Field
13 October
The Rejection of the “Shielding Constitutional Amendment” (“Pec Da Blindagem”) In Brazil: An Important Reaffirmation of the Rule of Law and Popular Sovereignty
Voices From The Field
7 October
A four-year parliamentary term for New Zealand?
Voices From The Field
17 September
Keeping the Frame, Opening the Door: The Supreme Court’s Take on Fiji’s 2013 Constitution
Voices From The Field
29 August
The Blurry Lines: Separation of Powers at Risk in Kenya’s Constitutional Battle over Government Funds
Voices From The Field
26 August
From Term Limits to No Limits: El Salvador’s Constitutional Reform on Presidential Re-election
Voices From The Field
7 August
Redrawing Boundaries: The Constitutional Reform on Judicial Career Separation in Italy
Voices From The Field
5 August
Draft Constitution in Guinea: Legal Issues, Political Dynamics, and Democratic Prospects
Voices From The Field
18 July
Amending Article 33 of the Cambodian Constitution: Loyalty, Nationalism and Citizenship Stripping
Voices From The Field
17 July
Maltese Government Advances Narrow Reform While Broader Constitutional Package Collapses
Voices From The Field
8 July
Constitution Bill Rejected at Second Reading: Halting the Reform Process in The Gambia?
Voices From The Field
7 July
Toward a Unicameral Federalism in Belgium?
Voices From The Field
3 July
Dangerous Proposals to Amend the Constitution of Slovakia: Undermining Fundamental Rights and International Law
Voices From The Field
23 June
Sovereignty Reimagined: Constitutional Implications of Allowing Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador
Voices From The Field
20 June
An Enlarged but Weakened Parliament? Zambia’s Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Voices From The Field
4 June
A New Constitutional Moment? Nigeria’s Legislature Revives Reform Ambitions in Sweeping Amendment Package
Voices From The Field
3 June
Political Consensus in the Balance: Government Proposal to Reshape Sweden’s Judiciary and Constitutional Amendment Process
Voices From The Field
26 May
Behind the Gridlock: The Hidden Politics of Armenia’s Constitutional Impasse