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
28 March
Ghana at a Crossroads: Another Attempt at Reforming its Defective Constitution
Voices From The Field
8 March
Approaching the Constitutional Process in Post-Assad Syria
Voices From The Field
5 March
Nicaragua: A New Absolutist Constitution Tailor-Made for an Authoritarian Couple
Voices From The Field
10 February
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2024 and 2025 Forecast
Voices From The Field
30 January
Constitutional Reform in Barbados: The Enduring Influence of Westminster?
Voices From The Field
29 December 2024
The Story of the 26th Amendment: Executive Interference and the Judiciary’s Struggle for Independence in Pakistan
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
13 December 2024
Taiwan's Constitutional Court at Risk: Political Maneuvering to Erode Judicial Independence
Voices From The Field
5 December 2024
Whose Vision for Fiji? Constitutional Reform at a Crossroads
Voices From The Field
30 November 2024
Constitutional Change in Turks and Caicos Islands: Territorial Particularities and Regional Commonalities
Voices From The Field
18 November 2024
The Agenda and Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform in Bangladesh
Voices From The Field
7 November 2024
Restoring the Integrity of Judicial Appointments: the Venice Commission's Opinion on Poland
Voices From The Field
1 November 2024
What Does Extension of the Transition Period Mean for Constitution-Making in South Sudan?
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
9 October 2024
Democracy in Action: The Role of Civil Society in Botswana’s Failed Constitutional Amendment Bill
Voices From The Field
2 October 2024
Unblocking the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Three Strategies to Move Forward
Voices From The Field
1 October 2024
Executive Ambitions Meet Parliamentary Pushback: Senegal’s Failed Constitutional Amendments
Voices From The Field
28 August 2024
A False Narrative: Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment and the Illiberal Agenda
Voices From The Field
18 August 2024
Constitutional Change in a One-Party State: Lao PDR’s Decennial Review
Voices From The Field
6 August 2024
Push in Parliament for Constitutional Reform: Ensuring Independence for Malta’s Police Commissioner