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.
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Voices From The Field
29 March 2019
Restoring the Constitutional Status of Sabah and Sarawak: First Step in A Long Journey of Redemption
Voices From The Field
28 March 2019
Institutionalizing deliberative mini-publics in Madrid City and German Speaking Belgium – the first steps
![Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev and Greek PM Alexis Tsipiras before Sign the Prespa Agreement (photo credit: Nikos Arvanitidis/EPA/New York Times) Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev and Greek PM Alexis Tsipiras before Sign the Prespa Agreement (photo credit: Nikos Arvanitidis/EPA/New York Times)](/sites/default/files/Macedonian%20PM%20Zoran%20Zaev%20and%20Greek%20PM%20Alexis%20Tsipiras%20before%20Sign%20the%20Prespa%20Agreement%20_Nikos%20Arvanitidis_EPA_New%20York%20Times.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 February 2019
Macedonia’s internationalised constitutional amendment process
![Photo credit: EFE/Panama Today Photo credit: EFE/Panama Today](/sites/default/files/Photo%20credit_EFE_Panama%20Today.jpg)
Voices From The Field
26 February 2019
A new Constitution for Panama? The absence of a constituent actor
![Parliament of Mauritius (photo credit: Defi Media) Parliament of Mauritius (photo credit: Defi Media)](/sites/default/files/Mauritian%20Parliament_DefiMedia%20Feb%202018.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 February 2019
Reforming Mauritius’s electoral system: More gender and less communal representation?
![Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP) Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP)](/sites/default/files/Congolese%20President%20Felix%20Tshisekedi%2C%20right%2C%20receives%20the%20presidential%20sash%20from%20outgoing%20president%20Joseph%20Kabila_AP.jpg)
Voices From The Field
5 February 2019
An agenda for constitutional reform in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
![Togolese Protesters demand end to Gnassingbe's rule (photo credit: Africa Portal) Togolese Protesters demand end to Gnassingbe's rule (photo credit: Africa Portal)](/sites/default/files/Togolese%20Protest%20Gnassingb%C3%A9s%20rule_AfricaPortal.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 January 2019
Togo’s continuing constitutional crisis and ECOWAS’s failed mediation effort
![Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Maithripala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickermesinghe (photo credit: BBC) Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Maithripala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickermesinghe (photo credit: BBC)](/sites/default/files/Former%20President%20Mahinda%20Rajapaksa%2C%20Maithripala%20Sirisena%20and%20Ranil%20Wickermesinghe_BBC.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 January 2019
Sri Lanka’s (un)ending road to a new Constitution: Technical progress, political collapse
![Photo credit: LEAP Pakistan Photo credit: LEAP Pakistan](/sites/default/files/Military-courts_LEAP%20Pakistan.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 January 2019
Why Pakistan should not renew mandate of military courts to try terrorism suspects
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Voices From The Field
20 December 2018
Constitution building in 2018 through the lens of ConstitutionNet and 2019 prospects
![President Nyusi and the late Dhlakama meet in Gorongosa Mountains in Aug 2017 (photo credit: Club of Mozambique) President Nyusi and the late Dhlakama meet in Gorongosa Mountains in Aug 2017 (photo credit: Club of Mozambique)](/sites/default/files/Nyusi-and-Dhlakama%20meet%20in%20Gorongosa%20Mountains%20in%20Aug%202017_Club%20Of%20Mozambique.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 December 2018
Conflict and decentralization in Mozambique: The challenges of implementation
![Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (R) and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (photo credit: AFP) Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (R) and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/Tunisian%20Prime%20Minister%20Youssef%20Chahed%20%28R%29%20and%20Tunisian%20President%20Beji%20Caid%20Essebsi_AFP.jpg)
Voices From The Field
7 December 2018
The political crisis in Tunisia: Is it a consequence of the semi-presidential arrangement?
![Maldives Opposition Parties announce coalition in 2016 (photo credit: Colombo Gazette) Maldives Opposition Parties announce coalition in 2016 (photo credit: Colombo Gazette)](/sites/default/files/Maldives%20Opposition%20Parties%20announcing%20the%20newly%20formed%20coalition%20in%202016_Colombo%20Gazette.jpg)
Voices From The Field
3 December 2018
Constitutional reform in Maldives: Towards a parliamentary system of government and decentralization?
![Logo of the Caribbean Court of Justice (photo credit: CCJ) Logo of the Caribbean Court of Justice (photo credit: CCJ)](/sites/default/files/CCJ%20Logo_National%20Coordinating%20Committee.png)
Voices From The Field
26 November 2018
The end of the Caribbean Court of Justice? On failed constitutional referendums in Grenada, and Antigua and Barbuda
![Federalism word cloud (photo credit: 50Shades of Federalism) Federalism word cloud (photo credit: 50Shades of Federalism)](/sites/default/files/Photo%20credit%20-%2050%20Shades%20of%20Federalism.png)
Voices From The Field
21 November 2018
Streamlining Austria’s federation: Comprehensive reform after nearly a century?
![Candidates for the 2019 Indonesian presidential elections (Photo credit: Aseanetizen) Candidates for the 2019 Indonesian presidential elections (Photo credit: Aseanetizen)](/sites/default/files/Candidates%20for%20the%202019%20Indonesian%20presidential%20elections_Aseanetizen.jpg)
Voices From The Field
19 November 2018
Indonesia’s stringent presidential nomination requirements: Constitutional Court upholds parliamentary threshold
![Malaysian flag and gravel Malaysian flag and gravel](/sites/default/files/Malaysia%20Flag_Judicial%20Hammer.jpg)
Voices From The Field
14 November 2018
Restoring the Independence and Integrity of Malaysia’s Judiciary: Proposals for Reform and Challenges Ahead
![Photo credit: Radio Lemberg) Photo credit: Radio Lemberg)](/sites/default/files/Photo%20credit%20-%20Radio%20Lemberg.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 October 2018
Constitutionalizing Ukraine’s EU-NATO Aspirations: Genuine conviction or electoral strategy?
![Photo credit: GADO/Daily Nation Photo credit: GADO/Daily Nation](/sites/default/files/Caricature%20on%20the%20Kenyan%20Constitution_credit_Daily%20Nation.jpg)
Voices From The Field
26 October 2018
Popular initiatives to amend Kenya’s constitution: A misdiagnosis of the problem?
![India's LGBT community celebrate the Supreme Courts decision (photo credit: AFP) India's LGBT community celebrate the Supreme Courts decision (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/India%27s%20LGBT%20community%20celebrate%20the%20Supreme%20Courts%20decision_credit_AFP.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 October 2018
LGBT rights in India: The Doctrine of Constitutional Morality and Counter-Majoritarianism in the Context of Institutional Supremacy
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