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.

Events for Fall 2023

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September 12, 2023 Tuesday

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Lecture - "A Global Perspective on Unconstitutional Amendments"

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

September 18, 2023 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon - "Wither Republicanism in the Commonwealth Caribbean?"

Speaker:

Cynthia Barrow-Giles

Professor of Political Science

The University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Barbados

September 25, 2023 Monday

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Lecture - "The Moral Code of the U.S. Constitution"

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

October 23, 2023 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:45am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon - "What is Constitutional Interpretation?"

Presenter:

Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro

Justice, Constitutional Court of Portugal

Discussant:

Lawrence Sager

Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair

University of Texas at Austin

October 30, 2023 Monday

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Lecture - "The Illusion of Amendment Difficulty in Mexico"

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

November 14, 2023 Tuesday

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Lecture - "International Law Restrictions on Domestic Constitutional Amendments"

Guest Lecture in Constitutional Law II course “Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World.”

Lech Garlicki

Justice (Retired)

Constitutional Court of Poland

December 4, 2023 Monday

JON 5.206 (Susman Academic Center, Bryan and Michelle Goolsby Conference Suite (5.206 / 5.207))
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Lecture - "The Opposite of the U.S. Constitution? Constitutional Reform in Ecuador"

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