Nearly two decades ago Ecuador became the first country to legally enshrine the rights of nature in its constitution. This landmark move made the country the first in the world to recognize ecosystems ...

The English economist Harold Laski once described John Adams as “the greatest political thinker America has produced.” Although commonly overshadowed by James Madison, Adams was a perceptive political ...

Sir: One of the main grouses of the 1999 constitution was its unrepresentativeness. The military hurriedly cobbled it together on the eve of its departure from power. The anxious civilians hungry for ...

The constitutions of Pan Amazon countries contain at least one article on the state’s obligation to protect the environment. Brazil’s 1988 Constitution was the first in the Pan Amazon to include ...