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
22 December 2023
The Risks of Wholesale (and Ideologically Tilted) Constitutional Replacements: Lessons from Chile’s Rejections
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
17 November 2023
Clarity, Consensus, and Confidence in the Process: The Recipe for Republican Reform in Jamaica?
Voices From The Field
1 November 2023
Almost thirty years to reach one-third: will India's constitutional amendment enhance women's political participation?
Voices From The Field
26 October 2023
Reconciliation Rejected: Is Constitutional Change Possible after the Voice Referendum in Australia?
Voices From The Field
23 October 2023
Chile’s Constitutional Original Sin Unlikely Redeemed?
Voices From The Field
4 October 2023
Chad's Proposed New Constitution: Between Hopes for Refoundation and an Uncertain Future
Voices From The Field
3 October 2023
Malaysia’s Proposed Citizenship Amendments: Gender Equality Moving Ahead but Other Challenges Surface
Voices From The Field
29 September 2023
On the Finalization of the Constitutional Review Process in Somalia
Voices From The Field
4 September 2023
L’évaluation des quotas ethniques au Burundi : un tournant décisif ?
Voices From The Field
4 September 2023
The review of constitutionalized ethnic quotas in Burundi: a turning point?
Voices From The Field
31 August 2023
Unpacking Moldova’s Language Amendment: Constitutional, Procedural, and Political Dimensions
Voices From The Field
29 August 2023
The new Chilean constituent process: exercising the ‘muscle’ of public participation in an adverse context
Voices From The Field
2 August 2023
Oil extraction or biodiversity protection? The dilemma in Ecuador’s upcoming referendum
Voices From The Field
1 August 2023
Constitutional reforms in Gabon: the president’s strategic tool for political preservation
Voices From The Field
31 July 2023
Will Recent Constitutional Amendments Promote Political Pluralism in Mongolia?
Voices From The Field
30 June 2023
Chile’s New Constitutional Proposal: A Balance Between Change and Continuity?
Voices From The Field
29 June 2023
The State of Lesotho's Constitutional Reforms: Progress or Stagnation?
Voices From The Field
31 May 2023
Tanzania’s pathway to a new constitution: genuine progress or political rhetoric?