This document is the Terms of Reference of the Parliamentary Counsel of New Zealand. It covers the primary purpose, accountabilities, and peson specifications for the position. 

This document is the Terms of Referene for the Committee Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the Solomon Islands. 

This document outlines the mandate and functions of the secretary of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC), as established in the Constitution of Kenya Review Act (2001), the Constitution of Kenya Review Regulations (2001) and the letter of the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. The CKRC Secretary is an ex officio member of the Commission, Chief Executive of the Commission’s Secretariat, and Chief Financial Accounting Officer of and for the Commission.

This document is the terms of reference of the National Assembly Secretariat General of Serbia. The National Assembly Secretariat General comprises the following organisational units: the Department for the Preparation and Processing of National Assembly Sessions; the Shorthand Notes Section; the Public Relations Department and the Protocol, Education and Assembly Heritage Presentation Department.

This document is the Terms of Reference of the Cleark of Parliament of the Cook Islands. The position provides constitutional support for the operation of Parliament and committees and provides expert advice on parliamentary procedures, makes administrative arrangements for meetings of the House and committees, and arrange for parliamentary activities to be printed and published.

This document is the Terms of Reference for the Clerk, the Chief Advisor to the Parliament of Zimbabwe. It covers the procedural and administrative functions.

This is a sample organizational chart for the secretariat in the context of a constitution-making process.

Prepared for UN Constitutionmaker

This report arises from a 2007 workshop on constitution building processes held by Interpeace, IDEA, and Princeton University. The report considers lessons learned about how to build constitutions that perform well with respect to important outcomes such as settlement of differences, continuing dialogue, and generating accountable government.

This IDEA publication examines how different constitution making bodies (special forums, committees or commissions, and assemblies - appointed and/or elected) have been utilized in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa. The publication begins with a mapping exercise drawing on cases from three regions and showing what these specialist bodies are, what functions they have, and what their basic rationale is. It continues by looking at the challenges and problems that are associated with the use of these bodies.