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
19 March 2020
Guinea third term weather forecast: Constitutional storm in a clearing West African sky
Voices From The Field
18 March 2020
Armenia’s Constitutional Referendum: Denting the Constitutional Court?
Voices From The Field
6 March 2020
The Impact of Climate Change on the Australian Federation
Voices From The Field
3 March 2020
A Gender Unequal United States? Delayed Ratification and Gaps in the Amendment Procedure
Voices From The Field
29 February 2020
Malawi’s nullified presidential elections and the plurality vs majoritarian (run-off) debate
Voices From The Field
26 February 2020
Fortifying Zimbabwe’s ‘Imperial’ Presidency? The Proposed Second Amendment to the Constitution
Voices From The Field
24 January 2020
Bulgaria’s Balancing Act: Judicial and Prosecutorial Independence and Accountability
Voices From The Field
20 January 2020
Mongolia’s Long, Participatory Route to Constitutional Reforms
Voices From The Field
17 January 2020
Belgium’s experiment in permanent forms of deliberative democracy
Voices From The Field
19 December 2019
In the World of Constitution Building in 2019 and 2020 Prospects
Voices From The Field
2 December 2019
Recalling Mexican presidents: A recipe for presidential accountability or political instability?
Voices From The Field
27 November 2019
Path to a New Constitution in Chile: How the Unthinkable Became the Inescapable
Voices From The Field
19 November 2019
Venezuela: Between Autocracy and Hope for Acceptable Elections
Voices From The Field
14 November 2019
Senegal and its national political dialogue in a time of inclusive democracy
Voices From The Field
11 November 2019
Bougainville’s Independence Referendum and Constitutional Implications for Papua New Guinea
Voices From The Field
5 November 2019
Cote d’Ivoire’s contested Electoral Commission and Ouattara’s third term: A recipe for political crisis?
Voices From The Field
21 October 2019
From ‘Big Bang’ to Incremental Changes to the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Voices From The Field
16 October 2019
A weaker Ukrainian parliament and de facto presidential system? Zelensky’s constitutional reform initiatives
Voices From The Field
16 September 2019
Zambia’s proposed constitutional amendments: Sowing the seeds of crisis?
Voices From The Field
11 September 2019
Liberia’s long-awaited constitutional referendum: Debate on alternatives to by-elections