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.
Fall 2023 Events
Lecture - "A Global Perspective on Unconstitutional Amendments"
Moderator
Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”:
Carlos Bernal
Justice (Retired)
Constitutional Court of Colombia
Current Commissioner on the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
Constitutional Studies Luncheon - "Wither Republicanism in the Commonwealth Caribbean?"
Moderator
Speaker:
Cynthia Barrow-Giles
Professor of Political Science
The University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Barbados
Lecture - "The Moral Code of the U.S. Constitution"
Moderator
Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”
Franciska Coleman
Assistant Professor of Law; Associate Director, East Asian Legal Studies Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Law
Constitutional Studies Luncheon - "What is Constitutional Interpretation?"
Moderator
Presenter:
Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro
Justice, Constitutional Court of Portugal
Discussant:
Lawrence Sager
Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair
University of Texas at Austin
Lecture - "The Illusion of Amendment Difficulty in Mexico"
Moderator
Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”
Andrea Pozas Loyo
Associate Professor
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Lecture - "International Law Restrictions on Domestic Constitutional Amendments"
Moderator
Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”
Lech Garlicki
Justice (Retired)
Constitutional Court of Poland
Lecture - "The Opposite of the U.S. Constitution? Constitutional Reform in Ecuador"
Moderator
Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”
Pablo Alarcón Peña
Professor of Law and Director of the Graduate School of Law
Universidad de Especialdades Espíritu Santo