Comparative Constitutions Project
Informing Constitutional Design
Although we have collected texts for the vast majority of the events identified in our constitutional chronology, a select few continue to elude us. Please check out our list of “most wanted” texts and let us know if you have any leads. We welcome any and all Read More
Attention educators! If you'd like to incorporate Constitute into your lesson plans, check out the latest issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, in which we share details about three exercises that we have developed Read More
CCP Co-Director Zachary Elkins discusses how constitutions around the world address -- or, more often, don't address -- the right to bear arms with PRI's The World. Listen to the full conversation: Read More
The CCP is pleased to announce the roll-out of Version 4.0 of Constitute. The revision introduces an expanded set of constitutional texts and a host of new features that give users more control over their experience. Check out the site to view a select set of draft Read More
A study by Alex Rutherford et al. uses CCP data to investigate the evolution of constitutions over time, with the hopes of learning valuable lessons for those seeking to expand constitutional rights. Mila Versteeg, a CCP collaborator, believes the methods used in Read More