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Consultation, Deliberation and Decision-Making: Direct Public Participation in Constitution-Building
Let’s talk about constitutions!
Opposition and Legislative Minorities: Constitutional Roles, Rights and Recognition
Constitutional Negotiations: Dynamics, Deadlocks and Solutions
Emergency Powers in Constitutions
Constitutional Amendment Procedures
What is a Constitution? Principles and Concepts
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: An Introduction
Moving Beyond Transitions to Transformation: Interactions Between Transitional Justice and Constitution-Building
Sequencing Peace Agreements and Constitutions in the Political Settlement Process
Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2019
Rule of Law and Constitution Building: The Role of Regional Organizations
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2018
Constitutions and International Law
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2015
Constitutional beginnings: Making and amending constitutions
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2017
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2014
Constitution Building: A Global Review (2013)
Constitutional Reform Processes and Political Parties. Principles for Practice, International IDEA and NIMD - 2012
Constitutional Transitions and Territorial Cleavages
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2016
Yearbook of the Association of Arab Constitutional Law 2015-2016
Constitution-building in states with territorially based societal conflict
Constitution Building Processes and Democratization
Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality
The role of regional organizations in the protection of constitutionalism
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building: Principles and Cross-cutting Themes
Judicial review systems in West Africa: A comparative analysis
The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Studies
The Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan: Summary and Analysis
The Importance of Constitutional Law for Belarusian Democracy: An Analysis of the Amended 1994 Constitution and Considerations for Democratic Reform
Libya’s final draft constitution: A contextual analysis
المسودة النهائية لدستور ليبيا دراسة عيانية
Rule of Law and Constitution Building: The Role of Regional Organizations
Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines' COVID-19 Response
Constitutional Amendment Bills in Myanamar, 27 January 2020: International IDEA Interim Report
Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Proposals for Constitutional Change in Myanmar from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Amendment: International IDEA Interim Analysis
Analysis of the Report produced in July 2019 by Myanmar’s Joint Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Amendment
Territorial Cleavages and the Bolivian Constitutional Transition Number 25
When the Total is less than the Sum of the Parts: The Lessons of Bosnia and Herzegovina Number 26
The 2002-04 Annan Plan in Cyprus: An Attempted UN-Mediated Constitutional Transition. Number 27
Emergence and Transformation of Territorially Based Cleavages and Constitutional Responses in Ethiopia. Number 28
States Reorganization and Accommodation of Ethno-Territorial Cleavages in India Occasional Paper Number 29
Dealing with Territorial Cleavages in Constitutional Transitions Iraq Number 30
Indonesia: ‘Special autonomy’ for Aceh and Papua: Number 31
Constitutional Transitions and Territorial Cleavages: The Kenyan Case: Number 32
Godot Has Arrived-Federal Restructuring in Nepal: Number 33
Nigeria’s Permanent Constitutional Transition: Military Rule, Civilian Instability and ‘True Federalism’ in a Deeply Divided Society: Number 34
The Philippines: Peace talks and autonomy in Mindanao: Number 35
The Withering Away of Politically Salient Territorial Cleavages in South Africa and the Emergence of Watermark Ethnic Federalism: Number 36
Spain: Constitutional Transition through Gradual Accommodation of Territories: Number 37
Sri Lanka's Failed Peace Process and the Continuing Challenge of Ethno-Territorial Cleavages: Number 38
Les systèmes juridiques des pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest: Analyse comparée
Constitution-building processes in Latin America from 1978-2012
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Indonesia
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Hungary
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Guatemala
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Fiji
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Colombia
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Chile
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Rwanda
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Bahrain
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Kenya
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study Nigeria
IDEA: The Role of Constitution-Building Processes in Democratization - Case Study East Timor
Assessing the Performance of the South African Constitution
Constitution-building in states with territorially based societal conflict
Constitution-building in states with territorially based societal conflict
Tendencias del constitucionalismo en Iberoamérica, International IDEA - 2009
Bolivia: Miradas. Nuevo Texto Constitucional, International IDEA - 2010
Cultura de la Constitución en Costa Rica. Una encuesta nacional de actitudes, percepciones y valores, International IDEA - 2009
English-Nepali Glossary of Federal Terminology
The role of regional organizations in the protection of constitutionalism
Decentralization in Unitary States Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa
Oil and Natural Gas Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s ‘Peaceful’ Transition from Autocracy: Could it have succeeded?
The Tunisian Constituent Assembly’s By-laws: A Brief Analysis
The 2011 Moroccan Constitution: A Critical Analysis
A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English-Nepali, International IDEA - 2007
Constitutional Courts after the Arab Spring: Appointment mechanisms and relative judicial independence
Semi-Presidentialism as Power Sharing: Constitutional reform after the Arab Spring
Libya Constitution-Building Manual
Political Party Finance Regulation: Constitutional reform after the Arab Spring
Constitutional Change and Participation of LGBTI Groups: A case study of Nepal
Constitutional Change and Participation of LGBTI Groups: A case study of South Africa
Combating Corruption Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa
Analysis of the Draft Constitution of Libya - Thematic Committees of the Constitution Drafting Assembly Status: December 2014

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