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International assistance

The role of international or external support for national processes of constitution building has an instrumental impact on the design of these processes and the institutional choices that ultimately are framed in constitutions.

Training programme

The new Constitution Builders CONNECT Resource – is an interactive training tool that reinforces sharing experiences as a means to building the capacity of practitioners to solve some of the dilemmas that they face in constitution building.

Handbook

The Handbook reviews and discusses some of the institutional and procedural design choices that practitioners have recently considered during contemporary constitution building.

Issue papers

Selected issues are considered at length based on emerging and ongoing dialogues among practitioners and specialists.

Multimedia

A collection of multimedia resources from and about constitution-building processes.

Web links

The web links provide a comprehensive list of relevant organizations and partners working in constitution building and related subjects.

Constitution Building for Democracy (training course)
Mohan Gopal on Constitutions, Constitutionalism, and the role of International Actors in Constitution Building
Interview with Nicholas Haysom, Political Affairs Director, Executive Office of the UNSG
Interview with Dr Esam El-Erian, Spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt)
Interview with Sona Khan, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India
Constitution building and the Governmental Learning Spiral
Constitutionalising Economic Issues: Lessons from Bolivia
Florangel Braid on the Making of the Philippine’s 1987 Constitution
External Oversight and Resources Key to True Constitutional Reforms in Zimbabwe
Fernanda Borges on the Role of International Actors in Constitution Building Processes
Resurrecting the Developmental State Model: Ecuador's Experience
Hong Kong Capacity Training Workshop for Constitution building Practitioners
Nairobi Capacity Training Workshop for Constitution building Practitioners
African Conference on Constitution building