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Oxford Constitutional Law (OXCON) is the home of Oxford’s constitutional law services, including Oxford Constitutions of the World, US Constitutional Law and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law.

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Abortion and Abortion Rights from a Comparative Constitutional Law Perspective

In the recently decided case Dobbs v. Jackson, 597 US __ (2022), the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973), the landmark decision that had legalized abortion in the United States. As judges, lawyers, scholars, and the others struggle to understand the implications of this suddenly repealed “constitutional right,” we offer a free look at a number of articles which may help shed light on the right of abortion from an international comparative constitutional legal perspective.

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August 31, 2023

MPECCoL August 2023 Update

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law has added 4 new articles to the collection and amended 6 articles, with the total number of published articles now at 367.

July 31, 2023

OCW July 2023 Update

In July 2023, Oxford Constitutions of the World adds 2 new documents and 2 historical documents.

July 17, 2023

MPECCoL July 2023 Update

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law has added 4 new articles to the collection and amended 4 articles, with the total number of published articles now at 363.

June 21, 2023

MPECCoL June 2023 Update

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law has added 4 new articles to the collection and amended 4 articles, with the total number of published articles now at 359.