Constitutional Resources: Substance

This section provides an overview of substantive issues related to the constitution itself, including:

system and structure of government and respective limits and powers,
power-sharing,
fundamental rights,
rule of law,
organs of government,
fiscal and economic issues,
electoral framework.

This section offers practitioners comparative examples and narrative descriptions of various substantive constitutional norms and values, provisions, issues, and applications.

Preambles and Constitutional Principles

The reports on this page provide guidance on the articulation and incorporation of moral, ethical, democratic and other norms and values in the form of constitutional principles.