The English Constitution

A hands-on guide to designing a constitution, from the drafting process to the hard choices on government, courts, decentralization and rights, with examples from constitutions around the world.

Markus Böckenförde, Nora Hedling and Winluck Wahiu

A leading constitutional scholar looks at why countries write new constitutions, who takes part and which design questions come up again and again.

Mark Tushnet

An essay on why national constitutional systems keep converging, through pressure from international bodies and the borrowing of ideas between courts.

Mark Tushnet

A study of how the idea of constitutionalism has moved beyond single national charters, with a framework for comparing what makes public power legitimate across systems.

Larry Catá Backer

Can a constitutional amendment itself be unconstitutional? Roznai compares eternity clauses and court doctrines from many countries to explain the limits of the power to amend.

Yaniv Roznai