Constitutional Transitions is proud to announce the release of two reports as part of a series of thematic, comparative research reports on issues in constitutional design that have arisen in the wake of the Arab Spring. The first report, Constitutional Courts after the Arab Spring: Appointment mechanisms and relative judicial independence, discusses and analyses four models for constitutional court appointments applied in six countries (Germany, South Africa, Egypt, Iraq, Italy and Turkey), concluding with a set of recommendations for constitution drafters and policymakers in the MENA region.