Sujit Choudhry is an expert in comparative constitutional law and politics. He pursued his law career in different US universities, including McGill University, Harvard Law School, University of Toronto, and the University of Oxford.
Choudhry is renowned worldwide for his vast experience in constitution building processes. He helped improve the constitutional system in different states such as:
- Ukraine
- Libya
- Jordan,
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Tunisia
- Sri Lanka
- Nepal
Besides, Professor Choudhry has lectured on constitutional improvement in more than 12 countries. His research field focuses on modifying constitutional systems to function as tools for transforming anarchic regimes into diplomatic administrations.
In 2019, Sujit Choudhry collaborated with Richard Stacey, Zoltan Barany, and Sumit Bisarya to edit a book titled “Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions.” The book mainly highlights strategies emerging democracies can use to reorganize the security agencies in preparation for transforming into full democracies. The tactics addressed in the book are applicable worldwide.
Among the Security Sector Reforms (SSR) the authors highlight include the transition processes of tribal forces, militias, and controlling intelligence, military, and police agencies into democratic security institutions. The book consists of different case studies gathered from diverse regions. The complete text is already on sale at Amazon.
The text divides security sectors into three categories: police states, military dictatorships, and post-authoritarian states. The political reforms the book addresses comes with detailed case studies from countries such as Indonesia, Ghana, and Chile.
Professor Sujit Choudhry is renowned for his roles in various capacities such as:
- The Director for the Center of Constitutional Transitions
- Expertise in comparative constitutional law
- Guest Researcher at the Centre for Global Constitutionalism
- Forum of Federations advisory responsibility
Choudhry is an accomplished author as he has published more than 90 reports, articles, working papers, and book chapters. He has also edited other constitutional law books such as the “Constitutional Design for Divided Societies: Integration or Accommodation?” and “The Migration of Constitutional Ideas.” Find out more about Sujit Choudhry: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/migration-of-constitutional-ideas/9060672FF13841E1F3721AADE498B70F