New article by CCP co-director explores executive power in times of pandemic
In a new paper, CCP co-director Tom Ginsburg and University of Virginia Professor Mila Versteeg explore checks and balances in times of pandemic, arguing that the pandemic response should modify our...
View ArticleCCP partners with Constitutional Tribunal of Chile to update constitution...
We are excited to partner with the Constitutional Tribunal of Chile to produce an updated English translation of the Chilean Constitution. Learn more about the partnership here, and keep an eye out for...
View ArticleConstitute Overhaul Brings Data Analysis to the Fore
Eight years after first debuting Constitute, we’ve yet again redesigned both the look and functionality of the site to make it even more powerful for those seeking insight into world constitutions....
View ArticleUpdated Characteristics of National Constitutions Data Now Available!
We are pleased to announce the latest release of our Characteristics of National Constitutions data, updated through the end of 2020. This release marks a major update to our core dataset, which was...
View ArticleNew Podcast by CCP Co-Director Explores Rights
Rights matter, but conversations about rights can be polarizing, confusing, and frustrating. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg have traveled the world getting into the weeds of...
View ArticleDemocratic Institutional Development Program Names 2023 Fellows
En EspañolThe Democratic Institutional Development in Latin America program is an innovative research fellowship focused jointly on democracy assistance and research to launch students’ work in the...
View ArticleCCP Summer Interns Expand CCP Ontology
The Comparative Constitutions Project (CCP) has employed a team of eight interns this summer to expand the CCP’s coverage of content in national constitutions. The CCP ontology of topics currently...
View ArticleExploring what is (and isn’t) in the new Chilean Draft Constitution
Chile’s historic constituent process has come to a critical point with completion of the draft constitution that will go before voters on December 17, 2023. Tools on Constitute en español allow users...
View ArticleExplorar lo que aparece (y lo que no) en la propuesta de nueva Constitución...
El histórico proceso constituyente chileno ha llegado a un punto crítico con la finalización de la propuesta de nueva Constitución Política que se presentará a los votantes el 17 de diciembre de 2023....
View ArticleExploring what is (and isn’t) in the new Chilean Draft Constitution – Now in...
Chile’s historic constituent process has come to a critical point with completion of the draft constitution that will go before voters on December 17, 2023. Tools on Constitute now include an English...
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