🧩How can decentralization deepen democratic values? Using MENA as a case study, our report explores the ways that constitutional design can improve governance and security in neglected communities:

Decentralization in Unitary States Constitutional Frameworks for the Middle East and North Africa

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Ever wondered what it takes to build a strong and independent judiciary? ⚖️ Our primers break it down for you. Learn about judicial appointments, tenure and removal, immunity, and accountability:

🗞️ In our July constitution building newsletter: ✍️ Mid-year #retrospective & expert analyses on #SouthSudan and #Hungary 🌍 15+ constitutional news from around the world 📚 New policy brief on Sahelian transitions 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/0VDCNT6 👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy

🔎 Hungary has adopted the 17th Amendment as part of its effort to dismantle the constitutional legacy of the Orbán era. But do these transitional reforms strike the right balance between restoring the rule of law and respecting constitutional legitimacy? Read our new analysis: buff.ly/XOI4BD0

💭 Have you read our new piece? South Sudan's planned December 2026 elections could mark a milestone. Yet the constitutional amendments enabling them have sparked debate over procedure, implementation of the peace agreement, and electoral legitimacy: buff.ly/AQtmwjw #SouthSudan #Reform #Transition

Why does constitution-making often fail after conflict? ⚖️ Our paper explores the grounds for failure, and strategies to prevent or build on it:

How Constitution-making Fails and What We Can Learn from It

Constitution-making is often integral to achieving a new political settlement after conflict and in fragile settings.

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🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:

🛡️Can democracy be designed to resist backsliding? Elected leaders are increasingly undermining democratic institutions from within. Our report unpacks how it happens, and what can be done to stop it:

Designing Resistance: Democratic Institutions and the Threat of Backsliding

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Want to understand the role of presidents? Discover our primers on: 🗳️President election & removal: buff.ly/A5F1sfd ❌Their veto powers: buff.ly/PO1ym1k 🏛️Their legislative powers: buff.ly/gOuuHlS 🎖️Non-executive presidents: buff.ly/qS2HmxQ

🗳️ Can South Sudan hold credible elections without first adopting a permanent constitution or completing a national census? Our latest analysis examines the constitutional questions raised by the recently adopted amendments paving the way for the December 2026 vote. Read more: buff.ly/AQtmwjw

🌍 Our Annual Review of Constitution-Building takes a close look at constitutional reform processes worldwide in 2024. 🔎 While findings point to troubling global trends, the review also highlights important silver linings:

Annual Review of Constitution Building: 2024

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🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:

📜🌍 Curious about the work of International IDEA’s Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law team? Learn more about how we support inclusive and democratic constitution-making worldwide:

Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law | International IDEA

Strengthening Constitutional Governance for Peace and the Rule of Law Constitutions are foundational to democracy, the rule of law, human rights and good governance, but poorly designed constitutions…

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🔎 What does Myanmar’s future look like five years after the coup? Our brief examines how Myanmar’s post-2021 crisis has produced competing centres of authority and evolving governance arrangements, and what this means for its constitutional future: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT

🗳️ Can South Sudan’s next elections bring stability, or deepen the crisis? Our brief examines how constitutional and governance reforms could help address persistent instability and support a more sustainable political transition in the country: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT

🧵🗞️ Global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:

🕊️ What happens after the “deal” is signed? Our brief explores how constitutional reform and statebuilding continue long after formal settlements, often shaped by fragmented conflicts, shifting political incentives, and evolving mediation practices: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT

🕊️ Peace processes are changing, and so is mediation. From South Sudan to Myanmar, our policy brief series explores the evolving nature of mediation in fragile settings:

Policy Brief Series: The Changing Nature of Mediation when Negotiating Political Settlements in Fragile Settings

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🗺️ Constitutions are constantly evolving, but which reforms have stood out so far this year? In her latest analysis for Constitutional Studies, our Editor explores the constitutional reforms that have shaped the first half of the year, highlighting key developments across the world: buff.ly/2xy4AlC

Democracy depends on protected time, space and information: the conditions that allow people to speak, organize and hold power to account. Yet around the world, these foundations are being eroded as governments misuse laws and institutions to shrink civic space and silence dissent:

Time, Space and Information: Lessons Learned from the Abuse of Law to Attack Civic Space

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🪖 How should international actors engage with military-led transitions in the Sahel while still supporting inclusive governance? Our new policy brief looks at #Mali, #BurkinaFaso and #Niger, and outlines practical options for engagement under shifting political realities. Read now: buff.ly/S2Ze8mF

🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:

⚖️ How can constitutions safeguard fairness and independence in justice systems? Discover key options for regulating the prosecution service — and the vital role of the chief prosecutor — in our primer:

Constitutional Status and Autonomy of the Prosecution Service

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📢 New analysis! Is Greece's proposed constitutional amendment process a genuine reform effort, or a political distraction? Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis explores the politics, priorities, and prospects of the latest constitutional reform initiative: buff.ly/zFoEo1L #Constitution #Greece #Democracy

🏛️ What role do political parties play in constitutions? Our primer explores how constitutions shape the roles, rights and regulation of political parties in a democracy:

Political Parties: Constitutional Roles, Recognition, Rights and Regulations

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🌍️ Constitutional reform is moving fast around the world, but what are the key developments to watch? In this new piece for @constlstudies.bsky.social, our Editor examines the major constitutional changes and emerging trends that have shaped the first half of the year: buff.ly/2xy4AlC

Have you caught up with our latest newsletter yet? 📩 Inside: analysis of constitutional developments in Senegal and Greece, 20+ country updates, and new IDEA publications on post-coup constitutions and the public service. 🔗 Read now: buff.ly/7dRueKR 📬 Subscribe for free: buff.ly/y4wJeZd

🏛️ Elected officials set the agenda, but it is permanent, professional, non-partisan officials who make government work. Our new Primer explores how constitutional design can support an effective, accountable and inclusive public service. Read now: buff.ly/fWt9WaD

🌍 How can young people understand and engage with constitutions? “Let’s Talk About Constitutions!” uses cartoons and simple language to teach the basics:

Let’s talk about constitutions!

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Our new policy brief examines the changing political and geostrategic landscape in #Mali, #BurkinaFaso and #Niger, offering practical pathways for engagement that recognize today's realities while keeping inclusion and accountability at the forefront. Read more: buff.ly/S2Ze8mF