The International IDEA Annual Review of Constitution-Building examines global constitutional reform efforts around the world. The 2024 review covers cases from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities facing democratic constitutionalism today. Topics include proactive constitutional resilience in Germany, Norway and Sweden; gender and constitutionalism in Barbados and Ghana; adversarial politics in Fiji, Guyana and Jamaica; reforms affecting the independence of the prosecution service; constitutional debates over family, gender and EU integration; constitution making in exile in Belarus and Myanmar; and the extension of transitional governments in Burkina Faso and South Sudan. While the global picture remains troubling, the report identifies signs of hope in inclusive reform processes, proactive strengthening of vulnerabilities in democratic safeguards, and the efforts of exiled democratic actors to shape future transitions.

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Publication date
06 October 2025
Language(s)
English
Author(s)
Adem Kassie Abebe, Sumit Bisarya, W. Elliot Bulmer, Sharon Pia Hickey, Satang Nabaneh, Alexandra Oancea, William Underwood, Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher
Number of pages
121
ISBN
978-91-8137-003-4 (PDF)
978-91-8137-004-1 (HTML)

Contents

Introduction

1. Constitutional resilience: Fixing the roof while the sun is shining
Alexandra Oancea and Sumit Bisarya

2. Gender and constitutionalism: Barbados and Ghana
Satang Nabaneh

3. Adversarial politics and constitutional change: Fiji, Guyana and Jamaica
W. Elliot Bulmer

4. The constitutional place of the prosecution service, democratic backsliding and resilience
Adem Kassie Abebe

5. Constituting family, gender and the nation: European Union ‘values’ and integration in 2024
Sharon Pia Hickey

6. Constitution making in exile
Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher

7. Extensions to transitional governments: The uses and limits of their regulation
William Underwood

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