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🗞️ In our new #constitution building #newsletter:

✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
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📜 From South Africa’s democratic transition to today’s fragile contexts, guiding principles have helped build trust, reassure minority groups, and foster inclusive dialogue: buff.ly/BnmzgWj

#Constitution #Peacebuilding #Governance #Democracy #RuleOfLaw
The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making
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November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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📑 Framed as a “technical revision,” Chad’s 2025 constitutional reform extends presidential terms, removes limits, and consolidates President Déby’s power. Nathan Leubnoudji Tah explores how these changes redefine Chad’s institutions — prioritizing longevity over alternation: buff.ly/oJXknBN
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#Korea's #constitutional council to hold #public debate on #amendment

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Korea's constitutional council to hold public debate on amendment
The Constitutional Council of the Republic of Korea holds a debate on constitutional amendment and creates a "reconstitutional amendment" that reflects opinions from all walks of life. The Constitutio
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📝 After weeks of Gen Z–led protests, #Madagascar faces a military-led #transition and constitutional suspension. Dr. Ramasy explores the High Constitutional Court’s role, the tension between legality and legitimacy, and the uncertain path toward democratic renewal: buff.ly/9n2jeUN
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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#Iraq's top #judge warns against violating #constitutional timeline for #elections

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Iraq's top judge warns against violating constitutional timeline for elections
Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council President, Judge Faiq Zidan, emphasized the importance of adhering to the constitutional timelines for the upcoming parliamentary elections, warning that holding electi
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🧠 Building a constitution? Start with the basics. Our Primers offer practical, easy-to-read guides for everyone. Tailored to real-world choices, grounded in global experience: buff.ly/V6S06ZY

#Constitution #Democracy #Education #RuleOfLaw
Primers | ConstitutionNet
These constitution-building primers are intended to assist in-country constitution-building or constitutional reform processes by: (i) helping citizens, political parties, civil society…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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#Zambian #opposition asks #court to weigh in on #constitutional review process

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Zambian opposition asks court to weigh in on constitutional review process
A senior official from Zambia’s opposition Patriotic Front (PF) has taken President Hakainde Hichilema to court. A senior official from Zambia’s opposition Patriotic Front (PF) has taken President Hak
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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#ReimaginingDemocracy - On the sidelines of the #ICSW2024 in Bangkok, @internationalidea.bsky.social hosted representatives from across #Asia and #Africa, to discuss the tactics wielded by would-be backsliders, and strategies for resistance and resilience. Read more ⬇️ www.idea.int/news/reimagi...
Reimagining Democracy: Lessons and strategies from Asia and Africa’s battle against backsliding
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November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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#Pakistan's #government moves forward with #constitutional changes on #federalism, #judiciary, and #armedforces

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Pakistan's government moves forward with constitutional changes on federalism, judiciary, and armed forces
The federal government is moving forward with plans to have the 27th Constitutional Amendment passed from the parliament at the earliest. On Monday, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari sa
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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What does it take to move from a centralized system to federalism or devolution? 🏛️Our brief explains the challenges and options for organizing government power across multiple levels to improve accountability and responsiveness: constitutionnet.org/vl/item/impl...

#Federalism #Governance
Implementing Federalism
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November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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🗞️ In our new #constitution building #newsletter:

✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
📚 New @internationalidea.bsky.social publications on #civicspace and #prosecutionservices

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November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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The #BritishVirginIslands will seek increased #selfdetermination in new #constitution

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The British Virgin Islands will seek increased self-determination in new constitution
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has confirmed that all 13 elected members of the House of Assembly have reached a common position that the BVI will push for the next constitution to reflect greater self-d
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November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Want to build a constitution that truly protects #women’s rights? 🤝⚖️Our Tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/t9Bd8mP

#WomensRights #GenderEquality #Democracy #Constitution
Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality
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November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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🔎 A New Constitution for #Chad: Sowing the Seeds of a Personalised and Dynastic Political Regime?

Chad’s government pushed through constitutional amendments extending presidential terms and abolishing term limits, consolidating #President Déby's power amid a silenced opposition:
A New Constitution for Chad: Sowing the Seeds of a Personalised and Dynastic Political Regime
In October 2025, Chad’s government pushed through major constitutional amendments extending presidential terms to seven years, abolishing term limits, and allowing President Mahamat Idriss Déby I
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#EuropeanCommission report urges #NorthMacedonia to recognize #minorities in #constitution

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European Commission report urges North Macedonia to recognize minorities in constitution
The European Commission’s latest enlargement report calls on North Macedonia to move forward with the long-delayed constitutional amendments that would recognize Bulgarians and oth
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📢 New article! Gen Z protests in #Madagascar forced President Rajoelina out. The army leads a transition, while the Constitution suspended. Dr. Ramasy analyzes legality, legitimacy, and the promise of reform.

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#Madagascar #Politics #Democracy #GenZ #Transition
Rebuilding and constitutional transition in Madagascar
In recent weeks, Madagascar has been rocked by widespread protests led by the Gen Z, exasperated by corruption and social crisis, which precipitated the fall of President Andry Rajoelina. The interven
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November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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In #Albania, large #politicalparties push for #constitutional change to reduce size of #parliament

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In Albania, large political parties push for constitutional change to reduce size of parliament
At the start of his fourth term in September, Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed his ambition for a constitutional reform that would lead to “a small parliament.” According to Rama, the Albanian Parlia
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November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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November 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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📜How can constitutions protect your rights to education, healthcare, housing, and fair work? Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/l4AyFrz

#Constitution #Democracy #HumanRights #Governance
Social and Economic Rights
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October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#Italian #government's reform of #judiciary will be put to #referendum after #parliamentary approval

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Italian government's reform of judiciary will be put to referendum after parliamentary approval
The government's constitutional reform of the judiciary, including the separation of the career paths of prosecutors and judges so they can no longer switch between the two roles, completed its fourth
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📢 New publication!

Governments are increasingly using legal and institutional tools to silence critics and shrink civic space. Our report reveals how these tactics weaken democracy and what can be done to resist them: buff.ly/De6Sxjk

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Time, Space and Information: Lessons Learned from the Abuse of Law to Attack Civic Space
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October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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In #Malaysia, #government considers proposal for king-appointed #prosecutor in institutional #reform package

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In Malaysia, government considers proposal for king-appointed prosecutor in institutional reform package
The government is considering a proposal for the public prosecutor to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong upon the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, said Minister in the Prime
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October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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How do constitutions protect minorities within minorities? Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems: buff.ly/7sQTsWk

#Governance #HumanRights #MinorityRights #Constitution
Protecting Ethnic Minorities within Minorities
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October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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#Lebanon's #parliament boycotted by #legislators over #constitutionality of diaspora #voting law

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Lebanon's parliament boycotted by legislators over constitutionality of diaspora voting law
A dispute over the voting rights of the Lebanese diaspora has escalated after Parliament was unable to convene on Tuesday, when more than half of the MPs boycotted the plenary session. A coa
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October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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How do constitutions shape natural resource governance in post-conflict settings? 🌿Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability: buff.ly/4Mqsh0U

#PostConflict #Governance
Shaping the Post-Conflict Landscape? The Role of Constitutions in Natural Resource Governance
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October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM