Constitutional Negotiations
his Constitution Brief focuses on strategies and mechanisms for breaking a deadlock in constitutional negotiations conducted in an environment of…
Type: Briefs/Notes
Constitutions and International Law
This Constitution Brief was written initially for use in Myanmar, and it explains the nature of international law and explores…
Beyond Representation in Pandemic Responses: Independent and International Institutions
This document explores how, in the Covid-19 pandemic and the centralization and exertion of executive power, there are key roles…
Bicameralism
This document analyses bicameral parliaments or legislatures as those in which two assemblies share legislative power.
Constitutional Amendment Procedures
This document discusses how a constitutional amendment alters the content of a constitutional text in a formal way, and how…
Constitutional Beginnings: Making and amending constitutions
This document examines the choice between making a new constitution and amending an existing constitution to achieve substantial constitutional change.
Constitutional Monarchs in Parliamentary Democracies
This document discusses the role of a constitutional monarch in a parliamentary democracy as a hereditary symbolic head of state…
Adapting to the New Normal: Political Parties During Lockdown and Social Distancing
This Primer highlights some of the mechanisms that are being widely used and can be adopted by political parties to…
Legal Considerations When Delaying Or Adapting Elections
How can democratic rights and electoral integrity be safeguarded when elections are altered during a crisis like COVID-19? This paper…
Preserving Independent and Accountable Institutions
This paper analyses how emergency measures during the pandemic have permitted some governments to consolidate power, enrich individuals or political…