Gender and Political Parties: Far From Parity
The purpose of the report is to provide comparative data on women and men in political parties to inform on…
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Mechanisms for Indigenous Representation, Participation and Consultation in Constitutional Systems
This report presents comparative examples of self-determinative institutional mechanisms that empower Indigenous peoples to be heard by and influence decision…
Local Democracy
This document examines local democracy as the self-government of cities, towns, villages and districts by democratic means—typically, but not exclusively,…
Managing Elections under the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Republic of Korea’s Crucial Test
This Technical Paper looks at the experience in the Republic of Korea which is one of the first countries to…
Judicial Tenure, Removal, Immunity and Accountability
This Primer covers the rules governing the tenure, immunity, discipline and removal of judges in constitutional democracies. In particular, it…
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool
The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool helps users to analyse a constitution from the perspective of indigenous peoples’…
The Implementation of Quotas: Latin American Experiences
As part of the Global Database of Quotas for Women, this report contains country- and region-specific information on quota implementation…
Independent Regulatory and Oversight (Fourth-Branch) Institutions
This Primer discusses independent regulatory and oversight institutions. These are public bodies, politically neutral and independent from the three main…
Gender and Rules of Procedure in Constituent Processes: A Comparative Discussion in Support of the Chilean Constitutional Convention
This is the event report of the virtual seminar on gender and rules of procedure in constituent processes especially in…
Electing Presidents in Presidential and Semi-Presidential Democracies
This primer discusses the constitutional rules for choosing presidents in countries where the president exercises significant governance powers.