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
28 March 2023
A Tale of Failed Reforms: the Ecuadorian Referendum and Political Fallout
Voices From The Field
21 March 2023
The future of governance in Papua New Guinea: consultations begin on form and system of government
Voices From The Field
28 February 2023
Overcoming the Pinochet Factor in the Chilean Constitution-Making Process
Voices From The Field
27 February 2023
The political crisis in Peru: is there a constitutional solution?
Voices From The Field
27 February 2023
Constitutionalising the Status Quo: Expanding non-discrimination protections to include disability and sexual orientation in the Dutch Constitution
Voices From The Field
16 February 2023
The Israeli Government’s Proposed Judicial Reforms: An Attack on Israeli Democracy
Voices From The Field
3 February 2023
Third Time’s a Charm? Chile Embarks on a New Constitution-making Process
Voices From The Field
31 January 2023
Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss: Potential and Limitations for Deliberative Democracy
Voices From The Field
30 January 2023
A Win for the Status Quo: Critiquing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry’s Report on the Review of the Constitution of Botswana
Voices From The Field
22 December 2022
In the World of Constitution Building in 2022
Voices From The Field
20 December 2022
Virgin Islands’ 2022 Constitutional Review Commission: Off to an interesting start
Voices From The Field
30 November 2022
The All-Belarusian People’s Assembly: Cementing President Lukashenka’s Consolidation of Power
Voices From The Field
29 November 2022
The Bonn Powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Between a rock and a hard place
Voices From The Field
31 October 2022
Will Belize Get a People’s Constitution? Prospects and Challenges
Voices From The Field
31 October 2022
The Emergence of ‘Fixed Constitutional Commitments’ on the Environment: A Tool for Addressing Climate Change?
Voices From The Field
29 September 2022
Courts vs Incumbents: Guaranteeing Alternation of Power in the Central African Republic
Voices From The Field
28 September 2022
Cambodia’s Constitutional Amendments: Consolidating Control and Securing Succession Plans
Voices From The Field
22 September 2022
The war in Ukraine and its repercussions on Europe’s “security and defence constitution”
Voices From The Field
26 August 2022
Brazil’s Frenetic Pace of Constitutional Change under Bolsonaro: Why and What Next?
Voices From The Field
23 August 2022
The “Regional State” in Chile’s proposed new Constitution: advantages and challenges for decentralization and equal territorial development