Announcements
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Constitution Drafting with Constitute and Google Docs
What happens when constitutional experts use Constitute and Google Docs to collaboratively draft constitutional content? During International IDEA’s recent Constitution Building Technology Fair at the National Constitution Center, we asked seven experts to do just that. Check out this Google Docs video, or read Zachary Elkins’ piece on Medium, to learn more!
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Constitute and Google Bring Constitutions to Your Search Page
As of today, Google searches for certain national constitutions will harness Constitute data to provide the full text of the constitution in a card on the results page (a feature Google calls “OneBox”). So, celebrate Constitution Day by reading the US Constitution, or check out the constitutions of other countries, such as Japan, Afghanistan, and…
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Constitute Recognized by American Library Association
The American Library Association has selected Constitute as one of the ALA Best Free Reference Websites for 2015, in the RUSA Emerging Technologies Section. Voted for by committee member librarians from around the United States, Constitute is one of 17 websites recognized by RUSA ETS this year as an outstanding site for reference information. See…
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International IDEA to Hold Constitution Building Tech Fair
International IDEA, in partnership with the Google Docs and Google Ideas, is organizing a one-day “Constitution Building Tech Fair” for technology entrepreneurs to present services, platforms and products that could help in a constitution making process, and have an exchange with leading constitutional experts and practitioners regarding currently unmet needs and challenges for which existing…
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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…