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
29 January 2018
Beyond term limits: Burkina Faso’s attempt to tame the presidency and to strengthen constitutional checks
Voices From The Field
23 January 2018
Burundi’s constitutional referendum: Consolidating the fait accompli in the run-up to the 2020 elections
Voices From The Field
22 January 2018
From dictatorship to a new Constitution in The Gambia: Issues and Concerns
Voices From The Field
15 January 2018
The Philippine constitutional reform process: Fast-tracking charter change amid uncertainties?
Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
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Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
Post-National Dialogue Constitutional Amendments in Sudan: Undermining fundamental rights and decentralization?
Voices From The Field
13 December 2017
The Chilean presidential runoff and the revival of the constitutional agenda
Voices From The Field
6 December 2017
Reforming Malta’s constitution to enhance the independence of ‘fourth’ branch institutions
Voices From The Field
29 November 2017
Constitutional reforms in Chad: Edging towards federalism?
Voices From The Field
24 November 2017
Cameroon’s political crisis: Why a onetime peace haven might be headed for the unknown
Voices From The Field
17 November 2017
One-step back for indigenous recognition in Australia: But it’s not over yet
Voices From The Field
13 November 2017
The Catalonia (constitutional) conundrum is here to stay
Voices From The Field
31 October 2017
Beyond Catalonia: Secession movements in Cameroon, Nigeria, Yemen and Kurdistan
Voices From The Field
30 October 2017
The Interim Report on reforming the Sri Lankan Constitution
Voices From The Field
18 October 2017
Nigeria’s constitutional reform process: The quest for a people-driven constitution
Voices From The Field
26 September 2017
Clawing Back the Gains of Popular Participation – The First Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
Voices From The Field
25 September 2017
Togo’s popular protests and demands for constitutional reform
Voices From The Field
20 September 2017
Deliberative Polling for Constitutional Change in Mongolia: An Unprecedented Experiment
Voices From The Field
14 September 2017
Ukraine’s more accessible and independent Constitutional Court
Voices From The Field
31 August 2017
Too Little, Too Late? The Spanish Government’s Proposals to Resolve the Current Conflict with Catalonia