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.
![Students Protest decisions of the Constitutional Court (phto credit: El Mercurio) Students Protest decisions of the Constitutional Court (phto credit: El Mercurio)](/sites/default/files/Students%20protest%20decisions%20of%20the%20Chilean%20Supreme%20Court_El%20Mercurio.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 March 2018
All things must pass? The state of the Chilean constitutional moment
![The Philippines Flag (photo credit: Flickr/Leo Gonzales) The Philippines Flag (photo credit: Flickr/Leo Gonzales)](/sites/default/files/Philippines%20FlagFlickrLeo%20Gonzales.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 March 2018
‘Imperial Manila’ is a constitutional design: Towards configuring executive authority in a federal system
![Some Gabonese in Paris protest 'Monarchy' when Ali Bongo Odimba succeeded his father in 2009 (photo credit: Bruno Ben Moubamba/Flickr) Some Gabonese in Paris protest 'Monarchy' when Ali Bongo Odimba succeeded his father in 2009 (photo credit: Bruno Ben Moubamba/Flickr)](/sites/default/files/Gabonese%20in%20Paris%20protest%20against%20Monarchy%20in%20Paris%20in%202009_Flickr_Bruno%20Ben%20MOUBAMBA.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 February 2018
Reforming the Gabonese Constitution: An unprecedented, but limited, participatory process and an empowered presidency
![A sand artist makes a sculpture following the Supreme Court judgment (photo credit: worldentertainments center/Flickr) A sand artist makes a sculpture following the Supreme Court judgment (photo credit: worldentertainments center/Flickr)](/sites/default/files/India_Sand%20Artist%20makes%20a%20sculpture%20following%20Supreme%20Court%20judgment_worldentertainments%20center_Flickr.jpg)
Voices From The Field
27 February 2018
Triple Talaq: Personal Law and Colonial Shadows in Contemporary India
![Liberian Flag (photo credit: Pixabay) Liberian Flag (photo credit: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/Liberia_flag_Pixabay.jpg)
Voices From The Field
21 February 2018
George Weah’s agenda for constitutional reform in Liberia: The incentives for prioritizing citizenship
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Voices From The Field
19 February 2018
The fourth anniversary of the Tunisian Constitution: The unfinished transformation
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Voices From The Field
29 January 2018
Beyond term limits: Burkina Faso’s attempt to tame the presidency and to strengthen constitutional checks
![President Nkurunziza receives report of the CNDI (National Commission for Inter-Burundian Dialogue) in May 2017 (photo credit: Burundian Presidency) President Nkurunziza receives report of the CNDI (National Commission for Inter-Burundian Dialogue) in May 2017 (photo credit: Burundian Presidency)](/sites/default/files/President%20Nkurunziza%20receives%20report%20of%20the%20CNDI%20%28National%20Commission%20for%20Inter-Burundian%20Dialogue%29%20in%20May%202017.jpg)
Voices From The Field
23 January 2018
Burundi’s constitutional referendum: Consolidating the fait accompli in the run-up to the 2020 elections
![The Gambian Flag (photo credit: Democracy Chronicles/Flickr) The Gambian Flag (photo credit: Democracy Chronicles/Flickr)](/sites/default/files/Gambia_Democracy%20Chronicles_Flickr.jpg)
Voices From The Field
22 January 2018
From dictatorship to a new Constitution in The Gambia: Issues and Concerns
![Philippines Flag overlapping on its map Philippines Flag overlapping on its map](/sites/default/files/Philippines_Flag1_Pixabay.png)
Voices From The Field
15 January 2018
The Philippine constitutional reform process: Fast-tracking charter change amid uncertainties?
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Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
Constitution building in 2017 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field
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Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
Post-National Dialogue Constitutional Amendments in Sudan: Undermining fundamental rights and decentralization?
![Demonstrators demand a new Constitution for Chile (2014) (photo credit: Movilh Chile/Flickr) Demonstrators demand a new Constitution for Chile (2014) (photo credit: Movilh Chile/Flickr)](/sites/default/files/Demonstrators%20demand%20a%20new%20Constitution%20for%20Chile_Movilh%20Chile_Flickr.jpg)
Voices From The Field
13 December 2017
The Chilean presidential runoff and the revival of the constitutional agenda
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Voices From The Field
6 December 2017
Reforming Malta’s constitution to enhance the independence of ‘fourth’ branch institutions
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Voices From The Field
29 November 2017
Constitutional reforms in Chad: Edging towards federalism?
![Protesters denounce marginalization (photo credit: Ndi Eugene/Nation Media Group Protesters denounce marginalization (photo credit: Ndi Eugene/Nation Media Group](/sites/default/files/Protesttors_Ndi%20Eugene%20Ndi_Nation%20Media%20Group.jpg)
Voices From The Field
24 November 2017
Cameroon’s political crisis: Why a onetime peace haven might be headed for the unknown
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Voices From The Field
17 November 2017
One-step back for indigenous recognition in Australia: But it’s not over yet
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Voices From The Field
13 November 2017
The Catalonia (constitutional) conundrum is here to stay
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Voices From The Field
31 October 2017
Beyond Catalonia: Secession movements in Cameroon, Nigeria, Yemen and Kurdistan
![The Sri Lankan Flag (photo credit: Pixabay) The Sri Lankan Flag (photo credit: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/Sri%20Lanka%20Flag.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 October 2017
The Interim Report on reforming the Sri Lankan Constitution
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