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  • New Book by CCP Co-Director Analyzes Magna Carta

    On the 800th anniversary of the Great Charter, CCP co-director James Melton and colleague Robert Hazell have published an edited volume that investigates the historic and contemporary influence of the document. Entitled Magna Carta and its Modern Legacy, the book features works by top scholars from the UK, US, and Australia. Learn more or buy…

  • CCP Co-Director Releases New Report on the UK Constitution

    James Melton, Senior Lecturer at University College London and CCP co-director, has released a new report, “To Codify or Not to Codify: Lessons from Consolidating the United Kingdom’s Constitutional Statutes,” which finds that codification of the UK’s constitution is not essential. Read more or view the full report.

  • New Paper Uses Constitute to Analyze Environmental Rights

    Joshua C. Gellers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Florida, used Constitute to help build his dataset on the expansion of constitutional environmental rights for his most recent publication, “Explaining the emergence of constitutional environmental rights: a global quantitative analysis.” Dr. Gellers calls Constitute an…

  • National Constitution Center Unveils Constitute Exhibit and Drafting Lab

    The National Constitution Center, an interactive museum in Philadelphia, recently opened a hands-on Constitute exhibit and drafting lab. Visitors can view and compare the U.S. Constitution and other world constitutions in the main exhibit, and then collaborate with others to build their own constitutional documents in the drafting lab. Learn more about the exhibit and drafting lab and check…

  • Tis the season for a major update to Constitute!

    Users of Constitute will want visit the site to see some flashy new bells and tinsel just in time for the holidays. Constitute has a new look, new features, and a new way to view constitutions. Plus, read it all in Arabic, thanks a collaboration with International IDEA. More details on the update here.