Creation of Constituent Units in Federal Systems

These papers and resources looks at the experiences of over 20 federal and quasi-federal countries in defining new CUs. It examines both the issues around CU definition during a period of constitutional transition as well as the rules that have been developed for the incremental creation of new CUs once a federal constitution has been adopted. Some lessons are drawn regarding approaches to timing of CU definition, criteria, decision-making processes during transitions and longer-term rules that may be appropriate in different contexts.  The series includes three papers:  (1) a longer paper on the creation of constituent units; (2) a shorter practitioner's guide on the creation of constituent units; and (3) a power point presentation on the creation of constituent units.