Constitutional Studies
The Constitutional Studies Program hosts a series of scholarly programs designed to highlight new scholarship in all areas of constitutionalism. All are welcome to virtual sessions. In-person sessions are reserved for members of the community at the University of Texas at Austin.
Upcoming Events
Judicial Elections in Mexico: Reflections on the Judicial Reform, One Year Later
Speaker
- Lenia Batres Supreme Court Justice, Supreme Court of Mexico
Moderator
A day-long conference featuring competing perspectives on the recent constitutional reform in Mexico instituting elections for judges across the country, including for the Supreme Court.
Co-Sponsored by the Latin America Initiative, LLILAS, and the Programa Universitario de Estudios sobre Democracia, Justicia y Sociedad (PUEDJS) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
2025 Book of the Year Prize in Constitutional Studies
Moderator
Presented to George Tsebelis for his book Changing the Rules: Constitutional Amendments in Democracies (Cambridge University Press, 2025), with comments from Zach Elkins, Ashley Moran, and Larry Sager.
Lunch will be served. All are welcome.
2026 Sanford Levinson Lecture in Constitutional Studies
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All are welcome to the second annual Levinson Lecture, to be delivered by Vikram Amar, Daniel J. Dykstra Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, with a response from Jonathan Marshfield, Professor of Law at the University of Florida. Professor Amar’s lecture will focus on state constitutions.
Lunch will be served.