The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.
Category: Constitutional law
Israeli democracy fights back
Israel's supreme court narrowly rejects a key plank of the attack on its powers, adding to Benjamin Netanyahu's problems.
Qualification in Colorado
The Colorado supreme court rules against Donald Trump's eligibility, but its decision is unlikely to survive on appeal.
Chile tries again
Chilean voters are again being asked to approve a new constitution, this time drafted by the right.
That other two-state solution
Israel/Palestine isn't the only place confronting a choice between having one state or two. The problem in Cyprus is similar, but interestingly different.
Irresponsible government in America
America's Republican Party finds, as expected, that its tenuous grasp on the House of Representatives gives each of its opposing wings the power to frustrate the other.
Australia says No
Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum goes down to the expected heavy defeat. There's plenty of blame to go around, and no-one emerges with much credit.
Territory representation, referendum edition
State votes and territory votes in a referendum are not treated quite the same way. Does that matter?
That other 11 September
Another contentious anniversary: fifty years since the military coup in Chile that overthrew its Marxist president.
A runoff in the Maldives
The Maldives are set for a close runoff election later this month after the incumbent president trailed in the first round.
The World is Not Enough 