Victor Ferreres
- Visiting Professor
Victor Ferreres is a visiting professor of constitutional law from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. His work has focused on constitutional courts, fundamental rights, European supranational structures, international law and arbitration. He has served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Constitutional Law and is a member of the organizing committee of SELA (Seminario en Latinoamerica de Teoría Constitucional y Política), an annual event that brings together scholars from the Yale Law School and from Latin American universities.
Featured Work
The Death of Constituent Power
Victor Ferreres Comella, Professor of Constitutional Law, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) obtained his JSD at Yale Law School, with a thesis on Judicial Review and Democracy (1996). His work has focused on constitutional courts, fundamental rights, European supranational structures, international law and arbitration. His books include The Constitution of Arbitration (Cambridge University Press, 2021), The Constitution of Spain: A Contextual Analysis (Hart Publishing, 2013), Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values. A European Perspective (Yale University Press, 2009), El principio de taxatividad en material penal y el valor normativo de la jurisprudencia (Civitas, 2002), and Justicia constitucional y democracia (Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 1997), which won the "Francisco Tomás y Valiente" Prize. As a visiting professor, he has taught at New York University School of Law (2001, 2003, and 2007), and at the University of Texas School of Law (2005, 2009-2025). For ten years (2001-2011) he taught at the Spanish Judicial School, where Spanish judges are trained. He has served on the editorial board of I.CON, International Journal of Constitutional Law, and is a member of the organizing committee of SELA (Seminario en Latinoamerica de Teoría Constitucional y Política), an annual gathering at the Southern Cone that brings together scholars from the Yale Law School and from Latin American universities.
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year-2024
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Book Chapter
Emmanuel Sieyes
Victor Ferreres. "Emmanuel Sieyes", in GLOBAL CANONS IN AN AGE OF CONTESTATION, edited by Sujit Choudhry, Michaela Hailbronner, and Mattias Kumm (Oxford University Press, 2024), 61-77.
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Book Chapter
The Death of Constituent Power
Victor Ferreres. "The Death of Constituent Power", in DECIPHERING THE GENOME OF CONSTITUTIONALISM, edited by Ran Hirschl & Yaniv Roznai (Cambridge University Press, 2024), 63-75.
year-2023
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Book Review
Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes: Comparing Judicial and Arbitral Analyses
Victor Ferreres. "Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes: Comparing Judicial and Arbitral Analyses", 71 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW (2023), 486-490. Review of S.I Strong, Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes: Comparing Judicial and Arbitral Analyses .
year-2021
year-2020
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Book Chapter
The Potential Virtues and Risks of Abstract Constitutional Challenges and Individual Complaints: Some Reflections From Spain
Victor Ferreres. "The Potential Virtues and Risks of Abstract Constitutional Challenges and Individual Complaints: Some Reflections From Spain", in DIALOGUES ON ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, edited by Vittoria Barsotti, Paolo G. Carozza, Marta Cartabia, and Andrea Simoncini (Routledge, 2020), 165-178.
year-2019
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Book Review
The Evolution of International Arbitration
Victor Ferreres. "The Evolution of International Arbitration", 67 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW (2019), 477-482. Review of ALEC STONE SWEET & FLORIAN GRISEL, THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: JUDICIALIZATION, GOVERNANCE, LEGITIMACY .
year-2018
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Article
Does Brexit Normalize Secession?
Victor Ferreres. "Does Brexit Normalize Secession?", in 53 Texas International Law Journal (2018), 139-151.
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Book Chapter
Constitutional Crisis in Spain. The Catalan Secessionist Challenge.
Victor Ferreres. "Constitutional Crisis in Spain. The Catalan Secessionist Challenge", in CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS?, edited by Mark A. Graber, Sanford Levinson, and Mark Tushnet (Oxford University Press, 2018), 227-242.
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Book Chapter
Beyond the Principle of Proportionality
Victor Ferreres. "Beyond the Principle of Proportionality", in COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY, edited by Gary Jacobsohn & Miguel Schor (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018), 229-247.
year-2014
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Article
The Spanish Constitutional Court Confronts Catalonia's Right to Decide. Comment on the Judgment 42/2014.
Victor Ferreres. "The Spanish Constitutional Court Confronts Catalonia's Right to Decide. Comment on the Judgment 42/2014", in 10 EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW (2014), 571-590.
year-2013
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Article
Amending the National Constitutions to Save the Euro: Is This the Right Strategy?
Victor Ferreres, "Amending the National Constitutions to Save the Euro: Is This the Right Strategy?", 48 Texas International Law Journal (2013), 223-240.
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Book Chapter
Constitutional Adjudication in Israel: Some Comments
Victor Ferreres. "Constitutional Adjudication in Israel: Some Comments", in ISRAELI CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE MAKING, edited by Gideon Sapir, Daphne Barak-Erez, and Aharon Barak (Oxford University Press, 2013), 139-150.
year-2012
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Book
THE CONSTITUTION OF SPAIN. A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
Victor Ferreres. THE CONSTITUTION OF SPAIN. A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS (Hart Publishing, 2012).
year-2011
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Article
Courts in Latin America and the Constraints of the Civil Law Tradition. Some Comments
Victor Ferreres. "Courts in Latin America and the Constraints of the Civil Law Tradition. Some Comments", in 89 TEXAS LAW REVIEW (2011), 1967-1975.
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Book Review
Comparative Modesty
Victor Ferreres. "Comparative Modesty", in 7 EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW (2011), 517-528. Review of Vicki Jackson CONSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN A TRANSNATIONAL ERA .
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Book Chapter
The Rise of Specialized Constitutional Courts
Victor Ferreres. "The Rise of Specialized Constitutional Courts", in HANDBOOK OF COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, edited by Tom Ginsburg & Rosalind Dixon (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011), 265-277.
year-2009
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Book Chapter
The Spanish Constitutional Court: Time for Reforms?
Victor Ferreres. "The Spanish Constitutional Court: Time for Reforms?", in CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS. A COMPARATIVE STUDY, edited by Andrew Harding & Peter Leyland (Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2009), 174-195.
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Book
CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES
Victor Ferreres. CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES (Yale University Press, 2009).
year-2006
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Book Chapter
Freedom of Expression in Political Contexts: Some Reflections on the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights
Victor Ferreres. "Freedom of Expression in Political Contexts: Some Reflections on the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights", in POLITICAL RIGHTS UNDER STRESS IN 21 CENTURY EUROPE, edited by Wojciech Sadurski (Oxford University Press, 2006), 84-119.
year-2005
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Book Chapter
What is So Special About Constitutional Rights in Private Litigation? A Comparative Analysis of the Function of State Action Requirements and Horizontal Effect
Victor Ferreres, Mattias Kumm. "What is So Special About Constitutional Rights in Private Litigation? A Comparative Analysis of the Function of State Action Requirements and Horizontal Effect", in THE CONSTITUTION IN PRIVATE RELATIONS: EXPANDING CONSTITUTIONALISM, edited by András Sajó and Renáta Uitz (Eleven International Publishing, 2005), 241-286.
spring 2026
- Const Law II: Constitutional Design
- SMNR: Explorations in Constitutional Law & Politics Around the Globe