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By Type of Process
One way to think about constitution writing is to categorize processes by the character of the main deliberative body, the body that developed the final draft. See definitions: reform models/type of process.
Constituent Assemblies/Constitutional Conventions
Legislatures
National Conferences
Appointed Transitional Legislatures
Round Tables, Peace Talks, De-colonization Conferences
Executive-Directed Processes
Hybrid Models
Constituent Assemblies/ Constitutional Conventions
Afghanistan 1977
Argentina 1994
Cambodia 1993
Colombia 1991
Comoros 1989
East Timor 2002
Ecuador 1998
El Salvador 1983
Guatemala 1985
Haiti 1987
Honduras 1982
Liberia 1984
Lesotho 1993
Maldives 1997
Marshall Islands 1979
Micronesia, Federated States of 1978
Namibia 1990
Nicaragua 1987
Nigeria 1978
Paraguay 1992
Peru 1979
Portugal 1976
Seychelles 1993
South Africa 1996
Thailand 1997
Turkey 1982
Venezuela 1999
Yemen 1990
Legislatures
Albania 1998
Angola 1992
Armenia 1995
Bangladesh 1975
Bangladesh 1979
Bangladesh 1991
Belarus 1994
Bolivia 1994
Brazil 1988
Bulgaria 1991
Burkina Faso 1997
Cambodia 1981
Cambodia 1996
Cape Verde 1992
Central African Republic 1992
Croatia 1990
Croatia 2000
Czech Republic 1992
Dominican Republic 1994
El Salvador 1992
Eritrea 1997
Fiji 1997
Gabon 1991
Georgia 1995
Greece 1975
Guatemala 1994
Guinea-Bissau 1984
Guinea-Bissau 1991
Guyana 1980
Haiti 1983
Hungary 1989
Kazakhstan 1993
Kenya 1982
Kenya 1991
Kyrgystan 1993
Latvia 1993
Latvia 1998
Lithuania 1992
Macedonia 1991
Macedonia 2001
Malawi 1995
Moldova 1994
Mongolia 1992
Mozambique 1990
Nicaragua 1995
Pakistan 1985
Pakistan 1997
Papua New Guinea 1975
Peru 1993
Portugal 1982
Romania 1991
Rwanda 1991
Sao Tome 1990
Sao Tome 2003
Sierra Leone 1978
Sierra Leone 1991
Sierra Leone 1996
Slovakia 1992
Slovenia 1991
South Africa 1983
South Korea 1987
Spain 1978
Sri Lanka 1978
Sri Lanka 1987
Sudan 1998
Tajikistan 1994
Tanzania 1975
Tanzania 1977
Tanzania 1984
Tanzania 1992
Trinidad 1976
Tunisia 988
Turkey 1995
Turkmenistan 1992
Ukraine 1996
Uzbekistan 1992
Yemen 2001
Yugoslavia 1992
Yugoslavia 2003
Zambia 1996
National Conferences
Cambodia 1976
Central African Republic 1994
Comoros 1992
Fiji 1990
Indonesia 2002
Madagascar 1992
Mali 1992
Russia 1993
USSR 1990
(Why is this list so short?)
Transitional Legislatures
Benin 1990
Burundi 2001
Chad 1989
Chad 1996
Congo, Republic of 1992
Congo, Republic of 2002
Ethiopia 1994
Niger 1992
Rwanda 2003
Suriname 1987
Togo 1992
Round Tables, Peace Talks, & De-colonization Conferences
Algeria 1996
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1995
Chile 1989
Comoros 2002
Kiribati 1979
Lebanon 1990
Solomon Islands 1978
Tajikistan 1999
Tuvalu 1978
Vanuatu 1979
Zambia 1991
Zimbabwe 1979
Executive-Directed Processes/Party Central Committee
Afghanistan 1987
Algeria 1976
Algeria 1989
Azerbaijan 1995
Belarus 1996
Benin 1977
Burkina Faso 1977
Burkina Faso 1991
Burundi 1981
Burundi 1992
Central African Republic 1976
Central African Republic 1981
Central African Republic 1986
Chile 1980
Comoros 1996
Congo, Republic of 1979
Cote d’Ivoire 2000
Djibouti 1992
Ecuador 1978
Equatorial Guinea 1982
Equatorial Guinea 1991
Ethiopia 1987
Estonia 1992
Gambia 1996
Guinea 1990
Iran 1989
Kazakhstan 1995
Madagascar 1975
Mauritania 1991
Morocco 1996
Nepal 1990
Niger 1989
Niger 1996
Niger 1999
Nigeria 1999
Oman 1996
Philippines 1987
Qatar 2003
Rwanda 1978
South Korea 1980
Thailand 1976
Thailand 1978
Thailand 1991
Tunisia 2002
Hybrid Models (examples)
Colombia 1990
Kenya 2003
Uganda 1995