Constitutional Studies
@constlstudies.bsky.social
Open access, multilingual journal on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world | Published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law | constitutionalstudies.org
Reminder: Our #StateoftheField symposium continues on September 30 with Constitutional Studies' authors discussing ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reminder: Our #StateoftheField symposium continues on September 30 with Constitutional Studies' authors discussing ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS.
Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
September 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS.
Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
In our continuing #StateoftheField symposium, CS authors provide ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on a central challenge of our time, assessing #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding on September 30.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In our continuing #StateoftheField symposium, CS authors provide ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on a central challenge of our time, assessing #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding on September 30.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Reminder: This week, Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the #StateoftheField, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states. Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
September 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reminder: This week, Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the #StateoftheField, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states. Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the state of the field, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange in recent decades, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems, and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states.
Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
September 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the state of the field, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange in recent decades, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems, and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states.
Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
Huge news! Constitutional Studies is now accepting submissions for our 2026 issues in #English, #French, and #Spanish. We accept submissions from varied disciplines on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world.
Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.
Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Huge news! Constitutional Studies is now accepting submissions for our 2026 issues in #English, #French, and #Spanish. We accept submissions from varied disciplines on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world.
Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.
Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.
Join us for panels convening authors from our recent issue assessing the state of the field of constitutional studies. We'll discuss #ConstitutionalChange, #Courts, #DemocraticBacksliding, #ConstitutionalBacksliding, and more!
Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.
Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.
August 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Join us for panels convening authors from our recent issue assessing the state of the field of constitutional studies. We'll discuss #ConstitutionalChange, #Courts, #DemocraticBacksliding, #ConstitutionalBacksliding, and more!
Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.
Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Eva Brems and Magdalena Correa discuss the IACL World Congress of Constitutional Law 2026, focused on #sustainable #constitutionalism and themes of #democracy, #ruleoflaw, human #rights, and human #duties.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mrsk7nhc.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mrsk7nhc.
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Eva Brems and Magdalena Correa discuss the IACL World Congress of Constitutional Law 2026, focused on #sustainable #constitutionalism and themes of #democracy, #ruleoflaw, human #rights, and human #duties.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mrsk7nhc.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mrsk7nhc.
In his new piece for CS, Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy reviews Eternity Clauses in Democratic Constitutionalism by Silvia Suteu, highlighting her global coverage, nuanced approach to #EternityClauses, and extensive knowledge of #ConstitutionalTheory.
Read more at tinyurl.com/3d9es82n!
Read more at tinyurl.com/3d9es82n!
July 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
In his new piece for CS, Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy reviews Eternity Clauses in Democratic Constitutionalism by Silvia Suteu, highlighting her global coverage, nuanced approach to #EternityClauses, and extensive knowledge of #ConstitutionalTheory.
Read more at tinyurl.com/3d9es82n!
Read more at tinyurl.com/3d9es82n!
In his new piece for CS, Chun-Yuan Lin reviews Gender, Sexuality, and Constitutionalism in Asia, edited by Wen-Chen Chang, Kelley Loper, @maramalagodi.bsky.social, and Ruth Rubio-Marín exploring constitutionalism, gender, and cultural diversity in Asia.
Read at tinyurl.com/4w55u2xv!
Read at tinyurl.com/4w55u2xv!
July 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In his new piece for CS, Chun-Yuan Lin reviews Gender, Sexuality, and Constitutionalism in Asia, edited by Wen-Chen Chang, Kelley Loper, @maramalagodi.bsky.social, and Ruth Rubio-Marín exploring constitutionalism, gender, and cultural diversity in Asia.
Read at tinyurl.com/4w55u2xv!
Read at tinyurl.com/4w55u2xv!
In her new piece for CS, Putachad Artist explains the process of representing #constitutions and constitutional #polities through #art in her book covers for the @hartpublishing.bsky.social series on Constitutional Systems of the World.
Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.
Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.
July 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In her new piece for CS, Putachad Artist explains the process of representing #constitutions and constitutional #polities through #art in her book covers for the @hartpublishing.bsky.social series on Constitutional Systems of the World.
Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.
Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.
In her new piece for CS, @cherylas1.bsky.social discusses what we've learned from the increase in external support for #constitution-making processes during the wave of constitution making in the last three decades.
Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In her new piece for CS, @cherylas1.bsky.social discusses what we've learned from the increase in external support for #constitution-making processes during the wave of constitution making in the last three decades.
Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In their new piece for CS, @maramalagodi.bsky.social and Sebastian Payne interview former UK Supreme Court President Baroness Brenda Hale about #humanrights, #parliament, #devolution, #judicialbacklash, #HongKong, #Brexit & more.
Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!
Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!
July 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In their new piece for CS, @maramalagodi.bsky.social and Sebastian Payne interview former UK Supreme Court President Baroness Brenda Hale about #humanrights, #parliament, #devolution, #judicialbacklash, #HongKong, #Brexit & more.
Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!
Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!
In their new article for CS, Alexei Trochev and Alisher Juzgenbayev present a sweeping analysis of the trajectories of #constitutionalcourts and #constitutionallaw in #post-Soviet states.
Read more at tinyurl.com/3yfwzej5. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/3yfwzej5. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In their new article for CS, Alexei Trochev and Alisher Juzgenbayev present a sweeping analysis of the trajectories of #constitutionalcourts and #constitutionallaw in #post-Soviet states.
Read more at tinyurl.com/3yfwzej5. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/3yfwzej5. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In her new article for CS, @marie-joellez.bsky.social assesses the compatibility of #constitutionmaking and #peacenegotiations in #postconflict states.
Read English and French versions at tinyurl.com/42ybumsx. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and French versions at tinyurl.com/42ybumsx. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In her new article for CS, @marie-joellez.bsky.social assesses the compatibility of #constitutionmaking and #peacenegotiations in #postconflict states.
Read English and French versions at tinyurl.com/42ybumsx. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and French versions at tinyurl.com/42ybumsx. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Elisa Arcioni and Kirsty Gover explore a pivotal model for managing #Indigenous - settler #legalpluralism in #Oceania.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mwxfpcwn. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/mwxfpcwn. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Elisa Arcioni and Kirsty Gover explore a pivotal model for managing #Indigenous - settler #legalpluralism in #Oceania.
Read more at tinyurl.com/mwxfpcwn. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/mwxfpcwn. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In his new article for CS, Ran Hirschl assesses the state of #comparative constitutional studies and the divergent constitutional trajectories of the #UnitedStates and #Canada in #NorthAmerica.
Read more at tinyurl.com/47rfnap8. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/47rfnap8. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In his new article for CS, Ran Hirschl assesses the state of #comparative constitutional studies and the divergent constitutional trajectories of the #UnitedStates and #Canada in #NorthAmerica.
Read more at tinyurl.com/47rfnap8. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/47rfnap8. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In his new article, Roberto Gargarella analyzes the crisis of #democratic #constitutionalism in #LatinAmerica, arguing we cannot conflate the democratic problem with the constitutional problem.
Read English and Spanish versions at tinyurl.com/247dj3t4. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and Spanish versions at tinyurl.com/247dj3t4. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In his new article, Roberto Gargarella analyzes the crisis of #democratic #constitutionalism in #LatinAmerica, arguing we cannot conflate the democratic problem with the constitutional problem.
Read English and Spanish versions at tinyurl.com/247dj3t4. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and Spanish versions at tinyurl.com/247dj3t4. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In her new article for Constitutional Studies, Silvia Suteu analyzes varied constitutional diagnoses and solutions for #democraticbacksliding in #Europe, asserting the centrality of #gender.
Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In her new article for Constitutional Studies, Silvia Suteu analyzes varied constitutional diagnoses and solutions for #democraticbacksliding in #Europe, asserting the centrality of #gender.
Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Jiunn-rong Yeh and Wen-Chen Chang analyze #constitutional progress and regression across #Asia.
Read English and Mandarin versions at tinyurl.com/3wyxsc4c. Read our full issue on the State of the Field tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and Mandarin versions at tinyurl.com/3wyxsc4c. Read our full issue on the State of the Field tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Jiunn-rong Yeh and Wen-Chen Chang analyze #constitutional progress and regression across #Asia.
Read English and Mandarin versions at tinyurl.com/3wyxsc4c. Read our full issue on the State of the Field tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Read English and Mandarin versions at tinyurl.com/3wyxsc4c. Read our full issue on the State of the Field tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
In his new article for Constitutional Studies, @zalali.bsky.social analyzes constitutional developments across the #ArabRegion since the 2011 uprisings.
Read more at tinyurl.com/4e8fhcb7.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
Read more at tinyurl.com/4e8fhcb7.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In his new article for Constitutional Studies, @zalali.bsky.social analyzes constitutional developments across the #ArabRegion since the 2011 uprisings.
Read more at tinyurl.com/4e8fhcb7.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
Read more at tinyurl.com/4e8fhcb7.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
In his new piece for CS, Markus Böckenförde develops a comprehensive new framework of #ConstitutionalAmendment approaches and safeguards across #Africa.
Read more at tinyurl.com/39673pzy.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
Read more at tinyurl.com/39673pzy.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
July 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In his new piece for CS, Markus Böckenförde develops a comprehensive new framework of #ConstitutionalAmendment approaches and safeguards across #Africa.
Read more at tinyurl.com/39673pzy.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
Read more at tinyurl.com/39673pzy.
Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.
Our new issue takes stock of state of the field of const'l studies. Regional views on #Africa, #Arab region, #Asia, #Europe, #LatinAmerica, #NorthAmerica, #Oceania, #postconflict states & #postSoveiet states.
Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!
Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!
July 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our new issue takes stock of state of the field of const'l studies. Regional views on #Africa, #Arab region, #Asia, #Europe, #LatinAmerica, #NorthAmerica, #Oceania, #postconflict states & #postSoveiet states.
Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!
Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!
Preview of next week's issue! @zalali.bsky.social, Arcioni & Gover, Böckenförde, Gargarella, Hirschl, Suteu, Trochev & Juzgenbayev, Yeh & Chang, & @marie-joellez.bsky.social on state of field. Lady Hale & @cherylas1.bsky.social on judicial and constn'l work, and more!
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June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Preview of next week's issue! @zalali.bsky.social, Arcioni & Gover, Böckenförde, Gargarella, Hirschl, Suteu, Trochev & Juzgenbayev, Yeh & Chang, & @marie-joellez.bsky.social on state of field. Lady Hale & @cherylas1.bsky.social on judicial and constn'l work, and more!
Follow at tinyurl.com/bde5t83x
Follow at tinyurl.com/bde5t83x
We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.
First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
June 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.
First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!