Constitutional Drafting through Foreign Assistance – Striking the Right Balance The Case of Albania (Research Brief)

The main research question was whether the constitutional development of a country should be a wholly domestic process, a foreign-led constitutional exercise, or a domestic-led combination of local constitutional traditions with common internationally recognized constitutional values.

In the case of Albania, this question is considered by comparing the drafting process of the Interim Constitution [1991-1994] with the present Constitution [1998].

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Agron Alibali, of John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, was a 2007-08 Short-Term Travel Grants recipient.