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 Spring 2023

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January 23, 2023 Monday

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

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon | Carlos Bernal

SPEAKER:

Carlos Bernal

Justice, Constitutional Court of Colombia

Professor, University of Dayton

Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

DISCUSSANT:

Lawrence Sager

Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair

University of Texas School of Law

MODERATOR:

Richard Albert

William Stamps Farish Professor in Law

University of Texas School of Law

February 13, 2023 Monday

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies | Book Launch “Amending America’s Unwritten Constitution” (Cambridge University Press)

Join the Constitutional Studies Program over lunch for a special event to launch “Amending America’s Unwritten Constitution” (Cambridge University Press), featuring three of the authors discussing their chapters.

Details on the book are available here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/constitutional-and-administrative-law/amending-americas-unwritten-constitution?format=HB

SPEAKERS:

Vikram Amar, Dean, Iwan Foundation Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law

Sanford Levinson, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair, University of Texas School of Law

Mark Tushnet William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Emeritus Harvard Law School

DISCUSSANT:

Rhonda Evans, Senior Lecturer and Director-Edward A. Clark Center for Australia and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas at Austin

MODERATOR:

Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, University of Texas School of Law

March 16, 2023 Thursday

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
8:00am - 5:00pm

Moderator:

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism | Day 1

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism

March 17, 2023 Friday

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
8:00am - 5:00pm

Moderator:

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism | Day 2

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism

March 18, 2023 Saturday

TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
TNH 2.100 (Susman Godfrey Atrium)
8:00am - 5:00pm

Moderator:

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism | Day 3

The Global Summit on Constitutionalism

March 27, 2023 Monday

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

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon | Hoi Kong

SPEAKER

Hoi Kong Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C., UBC Professorship in Constitutional Law Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

DISCUSSANT:

Sandy Levinson

W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair

University of Texas School of Law

MODERATOR:

Richard Albert

William Stamps Farish Professor in Law

University of Texas School of Law

April 3, 2023 Monday

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

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon | Meghan Morris

Speaker:

Meghan Morris | Assistant Professor of Law | University of Cincinatti

Discussant:

Susie Morse | Angus G. Wynne, Sr. Professor in Civil Jurisprudence, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | The University of Texas School of Law

April 24, 2023 Monday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation | April 24

April 25, 2023 Tuesday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation | April 25

April 26, 2023 Wednesday

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation | April 26

April 27, 2023 Thursday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation | April 27

April 28, 2023 Friday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation

Constitutional Studies Program | Brazilian Judicial Delegation