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📜 From South Africa’s democratic transition to today’s fragile contexts, guiding principles have helped build trust and foster inclusive dialogue.
But when imposed from the top, they risk undermining trust in constitution-making processes: buff.ly/qBxquXh
But when imposed from the top, they risk undermining trust in constitution-making processes: buff.ly/qBxquXh
The Impact of Guiding Principles on Constitution Making
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February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
📜 From South Africa’s democratic transition to today’s fragile contexts, guiding principles have helped build trust and foster inclusive dialogue.
But when imposed from the top, they risk undermining trust in constitution-making processes: buff.ly/qBxquXh
But when imposed from the top, they risk undermining trust in constitution-making processes: buff.ly/qBxquXh
📝 Missed our last analysis? Laos recently adopted amendments to 62 constitutional articles and five new provisions. Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked amendment process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and early implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
Constitutional Amendments in Lao PDR: Strengthening Local Governance, Bolstering the Economy, and Combatting Corruption
In June 2024, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic launched its first constitutional amendment process since 2015, culminating in the adoption of wide-ranging amendments by the National Assembly in Ma
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February 11, 2026 at 8:36 AM
📝 Missed our last analysis? Laos recently adopted amendments to 62 constitutional articles and five new provisions. Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked amendment process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and early implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
🧠 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:
Our Primers offer practical, easy-to-read guides for everyone. Tailored to real-world choices, grounded in global experience:
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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February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🧠 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:
Our Primers offer practical, easy-to-read guides for everyone. Tailored to real-world choices, grounded in global experience:
🗳️ On Sunday, over 30 million Thais voted on a new constitution. 65% said yes. After years of military-backed rule and a rigged 2017 constitution, this is a bold assertion of popular will—but will it survive politics and the courts? Read more in our new piece: buff.ly/RjSYo0w
Thailand’s 2026 Constitutional Referendum: A Step Towards Reform or a Symbolic Victory?
In February 2026, a decisive majority of Thai voters endorsed the drafting of a new constitution, marking an unprecedented popular challenge to the military-era 2017 Constitution. This article explore
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February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🗳️ On Sunday, over 30 million Thais voted on a new constitution. 65% said yes. After years of military-backed rule and a rigged 2017 constitution, this is a bold assertion of popular will—but will it survive politics and the courts? Read more in our new piece: buff.ly/RjSYo0w
💌 Missed our latest constitution building newsletter?
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
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✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
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Constitution Building January 2026 Newsletter
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February 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
💌 Missed our latest constitution building newsletter?
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
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✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
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📝 Nicaragua ratified a constitutional amendment eliminating dual citizenship, only months after the country’s new Constitution entered into force.
💬 Our article examines how this move fits within a broader project of constitutional manipulation and transnational repression: buff.ly/GWxp8n8
💬 Our article examines how this move fits within a broader project of constitutional manipulation and transnational repression: buff.ly/GWxp8n8
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
📝 Nicaragua ratified a constitutional amendment eliminating dual citizenship, only months after the country’s new Constitution entered into force.
💬 Our article examines how this move fits within a broader project of constitutional manipulation and transnational repression: buff.ly/GWxp8n8
💬 Our article examines how this move fits within a broader project of constitutional manipulation and transnational repression: buff.ly/GWxp8n8
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:
Our brief explains the challenges and options for organizing government power across multiple levels to improve accountability and responsiveness:
Implementing Federalism
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February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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:
Our brief explains the challenges and options for organizing government power across multiple levels to improve accountability and responsiveness:
👇🧵 5 constitutional developments you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet: constitutionnet.org/news
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
👇🧵 5 constitutional developments you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet: constitutionnet.org/news
Want to build a constitution that truly protects women’s rights? 🤝⚖️
Our Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/jtq98rC
Our Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/jtq98rC
Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality
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February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Want to build a constitution that truly protects women’s rights? 🤝⚖️
Our Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/jtq98rC
Our Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/jtq98rC
Laos has undertaken its most far-reaching constitutional revision in a decade, introducing 62 amendments and five new provisions.
Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
Constitutional Amendments in Lao PDR: Strengthening Local Governance, Bolstering the Economy, and Combatting Corruption
In June 2024, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic launched its first constitutional amendment process since 2015, culminating in the adoption of wide-ranging amendments by the National Assembly in Ma
constitutionnet.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Laos has undertaken its most far-reaching constitutional revision in a decade, introducing 62 amendments and five new provisions.
Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
Kazuo Fukuda explores the fast-tracked process, changes to local governance, economic policy, and anti-corruption bodies, and implementation challenges: buff.ly/TZjzpzE
📜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/2v59sXw
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2v59sXw
Social and Economic Rights
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February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
📜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/2v59sXw
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2v59sXw
🪪 Nicaragua amended its new Constitution to eliminate dual citizenship.
Our piece explains why this is not a technical reform, but a tool of transnational repression aimed at severing exiles’ ties to their country, and consolidating dynastic rule : constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
Our piece explains why this is not a technical reform, but a tool of transnational repression aimed at severing exiles’ ties to their country, and consolidating dynastic rule : constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
🪪 Nicaragua amended its new Constitution to eliminate dual citizenship.
Our piece explains why this is not a technical reform, but a tool of transnational repression aimed at severing exiles’ ties to their country, and consolidating dynastic rule : constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
Our piece explains why this is not a technical reform, but a tool of transnational repression aimed at severing exiles’ ties to their country, and consolidating dynastic rule : constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
🗞️ In our January constitution building newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/sugt6BK
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/sugt6BK
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
🗞️ In our January constitution building newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/sugt6BK
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
✍️ Expert analyses on Venezuela, Nepal and Ghana
🌍 Global constitutional news you may have missed
📢 Applications for Constitution Building in Africa Summer Course
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/sugt6BK
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
How do constitutions protect minorities within minorities?
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems:
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems:
Protecting Ethnic Minorities within Minorities
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January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
How do constitutions protect minorities within minorities?
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems:
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems:
🧭 On 3 January, U.S. special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro, abruptly ending the rule of an authoritarian leader who had governed Venezuela since 2013.
❓️The operation has reopened a question: is a democratic transition possible in Venezuela?
📝 Read more: buff.ly/wjblz2t
❓️The operation has reopened a question: is a democratic transition possible in Venezuela?
📝 Read more: buff.ly/wjblz2t
Venezuela: Is a democratic transition possible?
On 3 January 2026, U.S. special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro, abruptly ending the rule of a leader who had governed Venezuela since 2013 through authoritarian means and fraudulent elec
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January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
🧭 On 3 January, U.S. special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro, abruptly ending the rule of an authoritarian leader who had governed Venezuela since 2013.
❓️The operation has reopened a question: is a democratic transition possible in Venezuela?
📝 Read more: buff.ly/wjblz2t
❓️The operation has reopened a question: is a democratic transition possible in Venezuela?
📝 Read more: buff.ly/wjblz2t
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:
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability:
Shaping the Post-Conflict Landscape? The Role of Constitutions in Natural Resource Governance
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January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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:
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability:
How can constitutions be more inclusive? Our primers explore how they can reflect plural identities, interests, and priorities:
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🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/D6nAZ1h
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/hkSWpoO
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/qSZFyOa
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/D6nAZ1h
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/hkSWpoO
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
How can constitutions be more inclusive? Our primers explore how they can reflect plural identities, interests, and priorities:
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/qSZFyOa
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/D6nAZ1h
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/hkSWpoO
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/qSZFyOa
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/D6nAZ1h
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/hkSWpoO
Nepal’s Gen Z movement didn’t just protest a social media ban, it helped overthrow a government.
Our latest analysis unpacks how youth-led unrest exposed cracks in Nepal’s constitution, led to an unprecedented interim PM, and sparked a push for reform.
Read the full analysis 👇
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Our latest analysis unpacks how youth-led unrest exposed cracks in Nepal’s constitution, led to an unprecedented interim PM, and sparked a push for reform.
Read the full analysis 👇
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Nepal’s Gen Z Movement and Constitutional Crisis
In September 2025, Nepal’s youth-led “Gen Z movement” erupted in response to a nationwide social media ban, escalating into violent clashes that toppled the government. Bipin Adhikari examines how the
constitutionnet.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Nepal’s Gen Z movement didn’t just protest a social media ban, it helped overthrow a government.
Our latest analysis unpacks how youth-led unrest exposed cracks in Nepal’s constitution, led to an unprecedented interim PM, and sparked a push for reform.
Read the full analysis 👇
buff.ly/OxCVF8D
Our latest analysis unpacks how youth-led unrest exposed cracks in Nepal’s constitution, led to an unprecedented interim PM, and sparked a push for reform.
Read the full analysis 👇
buff.ly/OxCVF8D
🕊️ How are constitutions made in fragile and conflict-affected settings?
Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages:
Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages:
Database on Constitution-Building Processes in Fragile Settings
The Database on Constitution-Building Processes in Fragile Settings is a continuously updated online database on constitution-building processes in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The fully se
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January 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🕊️ How are constitutions made in fragile and conflict-affected settings?
Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages:
Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages:
👇🧵 5 constitutional developments you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet: constitutionnet.org/news
January 23, 2026 at 8:22 AM
👇🧵 5 constitutional developments you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet: constitutionnet.org/news
🔎 The removal of Nicolás Maduro has reopened a fundamental question: can #Venezuela finally transition to constitutional democracy after decades of authoritarian rule?
👇 Our new piece breaks down what a genuine transition would require:
👇 Our new piece breaks down what a genuine transition would require:
Venezuela: Is a democratic transition possible?
On 3 January 2026, U.S. special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro, abruptly ending the rule of a leader who had governed Venezuela since 2013 through authoritarian means and fraudulent elec
constitutionnet.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🔎 The removal of Nicolás Maduro has reopened a fundamental question: can #Venezuela finally transition to constitutional democracy after decades of authoritarian rule?
👇 Our new piece breaks down what a genuine transition would require:
👇 Our new piece breaks down what a genuine transition would require:
What happens when a region wants to break away? 🗺️
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future:
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future:
Secession: Constitution Brief
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January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
What happens when a region wants to break away? 🗺️
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future:
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future:
🪧Nepal’s Gen Z movement erupted over a social media ban in Sept 2025, sparking deadly clashes and toppling the government. A new 10-point agreement now paves the way for constitutional review and reform.
👉 Read more: constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
👉 Read more: constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
Nepal’s Gen Z Movement and Constitutional Crisis
In September 2025, Nepal’s youth-led “Gen Z movement” erupted in response to a nationwide social media ban, escalating into violent clashes that toppled the government. Bipin Adhikari examines how the
constitutionnet.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🪧Nepal’s Gen Z movement erupted over a social media ban in Sept 2025, sparking deadly clashes and toppling the government. A new 10-point agreement now paves the way for constitutional review and reform.
👉 Read more: constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
👉 Read more: constitutionnet.org/news/voices/...
How do constitutional systems balance power, and who keeps it in check? Explore our primers on:
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January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
How do constitutional systems balance power, and who keeps it in check? Explore our primers on:
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🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/yzeuYeO
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🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/yzeuYeO
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💡Have you missed our latest analysis?
After nationwide consultations, Ghana's Constitution Review Committee proposes sweeping changes, from curbing “imperial presidency” to overhauling anti-corruption, courts & Parliament.
👇Nicholas Opoku breaks it down: bit.ly/3ZbSar3
After nationwide consultations, Ghana's Constitution Review Committee proposes sweeping changes, from curbing “imperial presidency” to overhauling anti-corruption, courts & Parliament.
👇Nicholas Opoku breaks it down: bit.ly/3ZbSar3
Third Time Could Be a Charm: Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee’s Plan to Fix Governance Deficits
On 22 December 2025, Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee submitted its final report to President John Mahama after nearly a year of nationwide consultations on the operation of the 1992 Constitution
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January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
💡Have you missed our latest analysis?
After nationwide consultations, Ghana's Constitution Review Committee proposes sweeping changes, from curbing “imperial presidency” to overhauling anti-corruption, courts & Parliament.
👇Nicholas Opoku breaks it down: bit.ly/3ZbSar3
After nationwide consultations, Ghana's Constitution Review Committee proposes sweeping changes, from curbing “imperial presidency” to overhauling anti-corruption, courts & Parliament.
👇Nicholas Opoku breaks it down: bit.ly/3ZbSar3