Comparative Constitutions Project

The most comprehensive database of constitutional texts and data since 2005, empowering researchers, policymakers, and citizens worldwide.

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New from the CCP 🚨 Giovanni Sartori told political scientists to take their vocabulary seriously. Now there's a tool for that. https://t.co/bVNbTiGywS lets you explore how 10 research teams across law and political science define and connect 2,010 concepts.

[Center for Law and Democracy @LawDemCenter]

In the new CS article, Alexandra Oancea provides a mid-year summary of the process & content of constitutional reforms from #constitutionallaw experts throughout the world using @ConstitutionNet.

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/RRiZCwABt0

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[Comparative Politics @Journal_CompPol]

ICYMI | Our October issue is currently out!

Check out Matthew Martin's article introducing will-confirmation in constitution making and how it operates amid crises of representation.

📖 Read: https://t.co/LRjPx4KVDV

[ConstitutionalStudies @ConstlStudies]

In this interview with Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the South Africa Constitutional Court, Mara Malagodi and Ashley Moran discuss development of this historic court in #SouthAfrica, the country’s democratic #transition, and #democracy in the country today.

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Read these findings in #English, #Russian, #Arabic, and #Chinese at: https://t.co/ydrpoQDLB1

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Constitution-making is cast as a state-society dialogue, with public consultation sustaining the legal fiction that "the people" write the social contract.

Matthew Martin introduces will-confirmation & how it operates amid crises of representation.

Read: https://t.co/LRjPx4KVDV

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

The latest issue of Comparative Politics features an article from our Associate Director, Matt Martin, titled "From Citizen Input to Elite Legitimation: The Logic of Will-Confirmation in Constitution-Making," based on his interviews with drafters in Chile and Cuba.

[Comparative Politics @Journal_CompPol]

📣 New Issue Release | Vol. 59 No. 1

Check our new issue featuring: Anne Della Guardia, Milli Lake, Irene Morlino, Matthew Martin, Pablo Valdivieso-Kastner, Santiago Basabe-Serrano, Emily Rains, Mari Aburamoto, Masatomo Torikai, and Kevin Wei Luo

📖 Read https://t.co/d7Zn25qlz6

[ConstitutionalStudies @ConstlStudies]

In his CS article, Peter Leyland examines why the 1832 Reform Act holds such a legendary place in #British constitutional #history, weaving together analysis of elections, politics, economics, public unrest, and art.

Read the article at: https://t.co/qPi8btLNTa.

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

We're pleased to announce that @ceyza91 has joined our team as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Cristián recently completed his J.S.D. at the @UChicagoLaw. His research uses empirical and comparative methods to study social rights and constitutional design, focusing on Latin America.

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

The island nation of Mauritius has launched its most comprehensive effort at constitutional review since independence in 1968. The Constitutional Review Commission recently invited written submissions, but how it plans to analyze public input is unclear. https://t.co/AwUadn95Wu

[Center for Law and Democracy @LawDemCenter]

The Center has opened our applications for the CLD Graduate Fellowships 📢

Grad students can apply to conduct research on one of our research areas or with a faculty member, or lead one of the Center's event series.

Apps due Sept 30!

Learn more here: https://t.co/n6J2iy2S5M

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

We're delighted to welcome @PBanihashemi to the CCP as a Research Analyst! A J.D. candidate and J.S.D. graduate of @UChicagoLaw, her work examines constitutional design, human rights, and accountability in Iran, and she's been a legal commentator for @bbcpersian and @VOANews.

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

🎉 Congratulations to CCP Associate Director Matthew Martin for receiving the esteemed Edward S. Corwin award for the best dissertation in public law from @APSAtweets!

Read more about the Corwin Award and Matt's dissertation at https://t.co/RtVVUEenAT.

[APSA @APSAtweets]

Matthew Martin Receives the 2026 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The People’s Voice, The Drafters’ Choice: The Politics of Public Consultation in Constitution-Making” https://t.co/D9SmdbrHuL

[ConstitutionalStudies @ConstlStudies]

In her article, @rosalinddixon15 provides a new framework to inform and connect the growing body of research on #constitutional failure.

Read in #English and #Spanish at https://t.co/DtwNghaYx0.

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We just completed another small batch of updates at the Constitute Project: five recent amendments are now live! https://t.co/8Xs916hvvY

🇧🇧 Barbados 1966 (rev. 2026)
🇧🇪 Belgium 1831 (rev. 2025)
🇫🇷 France 1958 (rev. 2024)
🇮🇳 India 1949 (rev. 2023)
🇱🇦 Laos 1991 (rev. 2025)

[Center for Law and Democracy @LawDemCenter]

This week, @ccpconstitute announced the addition of 6 constitutions and 31 amendments to its database. It's the world’s most comprehensive database of constitutional texts and gives everyone everywhere data and tools for comparing the world's constitutions
https://t.co/4LWzV5GLyU

[Comparative Constitutions Project @ccpconstitute]

We have completed another round of constitution updates, adding six #newconstitutions to the site (🇰🇿Kazakhstan, 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan, 🇲🇱Mali, 🇹🇬Togo, 🇹🇻Tuvalu, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan) and 31 amended texts to incorporate recent #amendments.

Read the full list at https://t.co/5yHFTHWWxk

[ConstitutionalStudies @ConstlStudies]

In his CS article, Renato Ibrido describes how the fields of #constitutional law and #geopolitics are deeply interconnected, sharing #analytical tools on how each helps explain the other.

Read more at: https://t.co/X0cIeUGQ27.

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In his CS article, Jon Fraenkel discusses #courts roles during constitutional #crises in three countries in the #Pacific. He finds #judges largely kept decisions #unpoliticized.

Available in #English and #French at: https://t.co/QgQhtd3FDo.

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We are thrilled to share that our director, Tom Ginsburg, has been awarded the Prize for Public Policy Impact in Constitutional Studies from the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism and the Constitutional Studies Program at UT Austin. Congratulations, Tom!

[Richard Albert @RichardAlbert]

🏅 Congratulations to Professor Tom Ginsburg @UChicago @UChicagoLaw, winner of the Prize for Public Policy Impact in Constitutional Studies, awarded jointly by the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism and the Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

🌎 We will present the Prize to Professor Ginsburg at the 2027 Global Summit on Constitutionalism, to be held on March 17-19, 2027, at the University of Texas at Austin.

📝 Registration closes on September 14, 2026. All details are available here: https://t.co/s0dIBmo5oW

🤩 I am thrilled to be hosting the Global Summit with my colleagues @AntoniaBaraggia @benvicente @CSantosBotelho @huiwenche @Con_Law_Masa @roznaiy and Cristina Fasone.