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Voices From The Field
5 July
Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
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Commissions Final Report
Sweden: Final Report of the 2020 Constitutional Committee (2023)
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News
26 April
Lithuanian court rules legislator's hate speech violated constitution
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News
10 April
Switzerland prepares to hold referendum on animal rights amendments to constitution
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Voices From The Field
22 March
France’s citizenship reform in Mayotte: a dangerous constitutional reform for purely symbolic impact?
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News
11 March
In Ireland, voters reject referendums on definition of family and recognition of care
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News
26 February
Op-Ed: In the UK, citizens' assemblies could help to repair toxic political culture
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Voices From The Field
26 February
Abolition of the Special Prosecutor's Office in Slovakia: Violation of the Rule of Law in the Name of Protecting Human Rights?
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News
2 February
In Azerbaijan, president says peace treaty only possible after amendments to Armenia's constitution
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Voices From The Field
31 January
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2023
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