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8 November 2021

In Sri Lanka, minister states draft constitution will be presented to parliament in January 2022

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8 November 2021

Op-Ed: When Thailand debates the lese majeste law

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3 November 2021

In Malaysia, government will propose four constitutional amendments to restore Sabah and Sarawak’s position

Tunisian President Kais Saied announcing the dismissal of the Prime Minister and suspension of parliament on 25 July 2021 (photo credit: Fethi Belaid via AFP)

Voices From The Field

30 October 2021

On the fragility of new democracies: Tunisia between constitutional order and disorder

Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane (photo credit: Reuters)

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1 October 2021

In Tunisia, president names new prime minister

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30 September 2021

In Barbados, parliament votes to amend constitution, paving the way to republican status

Guides and Handbooks

Legal Approaches to Responding to Emergencies: Covid-19 as a Case Study

by IDEA

People hold signs reading "Respect the constitution," in protest against the removal of Supreme Court judges and the Attorney General by El Salvador's congress, in San Salvador, 2 May 2021 (photo credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters).

Voices From The Field

21 September 2021

A Highly Risky Proposal to Reform the Salvadoran Constitution

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left, and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble Yasuyoshi (photo credit: Yasuyoshi CHIBA, Abdirahman Yusuf AFP/File)

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20 September 2021

Somali president suspends prime minister’s executive powers

Parliament of Barbados (photo credit: Barbados Today)

Voices From The Field

30 August 2021

Barbados’s Long-drawn-out Promise of a Republic

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