Constitutional Studies
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Open access, multilingual journal on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world | Published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law | constitutionalstudies.org
Our new issue cover is graced with a linocut entitled "Making Democracy Work" by Sandile Goje, housed in the #SouthAfrica Constitutional Court Art Collection. It was created after the founding of the Constitutional Court & democratic elections formally ending apartheid. More at tinyurl.com/mwcjytyy.
What a fantastic week at the IACL World Congress in #Bogotá! Two #workshops, one new #issue, one new #prize, and a host of CS editors on hand! Read more at tinyurl.com/y8w58eyu!
Congratulations to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social for winning Constitutional Studies' inaugural Ran Hirschl Prize for the Best Article in Constitutional Studies for “Economic Inequality and the Separation of the Economic and the Political in Modern Constitutionalism.” More at tinyurl.com/p2rysv9r!
Our new issue of Constitutional Studies is out! Read insights from contributors from every continent in the latest open-access, multilingual issue at lnkd.in/dbU_4veg. Please reach out with your feedback and submit your work for our next issues at lnkd.in/ghG9m7em!
In his article for CS, Giuseppe Martinico explores #comics as a key venue for #constitutional critique, noting how #Batman reminds us that the #law must be grounded in #justice to be legitimate. Read his article in #English and #Spanish at tinyurl.com/53ju6s6b.
In her article for CS, Ruth Rubio-Marín explores #teaching law in an age of #extremes, exploring how to foster #inclusion and #engagement amid increasing #polarization. Read her article at tinyurl.com/bumw7nba. Sign up for future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In her article for CS, Dian Shah assesses how #courts in #Asia engage with #socialcohesion in constitutional adjudication, depending on local context and cases before the court. Read her article at tinyurl.com/ync63py2. Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In his interview for CS, José María Serna de la Garza interviews Manuel Cepeda Espinosa, former President of the Constitutional Court of #Colombia. Available in #Spanish, #English, and #Mandarin at tinyurl.com/4ndkwnjz. Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In her article for CS, Alexandra Oancea reviews the #constitutional trends and developments across 2025, noting reforms that have undermined and strengthened #democracy. Read her article at tinyurl.com/y3fpdvn5. Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In their article for CS, Netta Barak-Corren, Hanna Lerner, and Tirza Kelman develop a model for #constituent #assemblies to renew #democracy amid #division and #polarization. Available in #English and #Spanish at tinyurl.com/546t3yed. Sign up for future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In his new article for CS, Yasuo Hasebe explores the #history and intertwined trajectories of #academicfreedom and #democracy, using #Japan as an example. Available in #English and #French at tinyurl.com/4chps45j. Sign up to receive future CS issues at lnkd.in/gpCcGrhk.
In her new article, Carole Petersen provides a definitive account of challenges to #academicfreedom and university autonomy in the #UnitedStates and #HongKong. Available in #English and #Mandarin at tinyurl.com/2hdap9ah. Sign up for future issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In their new article for CS, Adam Chilton, Arthur Langlois, Jan-Ulrich Dittmer, and Mila Versteeg assess what #AI knows about comparative #ConstitutionalLaw. Available in #English and #Arabic at tinyurl.com/2smkztev. Sign up to receive future CS issues at tinyurl.com/4m3k37z5.
In his new article, Victor V. Ramraj asserts that #constitutionallaw must be pluralized, engage with other disciplines, and focus on holistic problem-solving to address our age of #extremes. Available in #English and #French at tinyurl.com/yyv6ffpw.
Come discuss #multilingual publishing with CS, Cuestiones Constitucionales, and @derechodelestado.bsky.social in this workshop for #editors of con law journals and blogs at the IACL World Congress. Submit your abstract by January 23 to join us: wccl2026.com/en/call-for-....
Our workshop with Cuestiones Constitucionales and @derechodelestado.bsky.social convenes students and journal editors to discuss #student #editorial work on journals, among other topics, at the IACL World Congress. Submit your abstract by January 23 to join us: wccl2026.com/en/call-for-....
In his new article for CS, Guatam Bhatia explores how constitutional measures for #equality, socioeconomic #rights, #horizontality, and #court adjudication have not addressed the root causes of #economicinequality. Available in #English and #Spanish at tinyurl.com/yrpyzcxh.
Our workshop with Cuestiones Constitucionales and @derechodelestado.bsky.social convenes editors of con law journals and blogs to discuss creating an #international #network, among other topics, at the IACL World Congress. Submit your abstract by January 23 to join us: tinyurl.com/4tx4dddh.
With resumed U.S. efforts this week to 'take over' Greenland, a new article for CS by Mette Marie Stæhr Harder and Helle Krunke is a must-read account of #Greenlandic foreign relations and impacts of such #DiplomaticExtremes. Available in #English and #French at tinyurl.com/5n8nmrda.
Our workshop with Cuestiones Constitucionales and @derechodelestado.bsky.social convenes editors of con law journals and blogs to discuss #academicindexing and #scientificimpact, among other topics, at the IACL World Congress 2026. Submit your abstract by January 23 to join us: tinyurl.com/4tx4dddh
As analysts assess the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela this week, David Driesen's article for CS provides a sweeping, authoritative account of the president's consolidation of #executivepower. Available in #English and #Spanish at tinyurl.com/2baytne5.
Many thanks to the @iconnectblog.bsky.social for sharing our latest issue and upcoming workshops in its fantastic What's New in Public Law series—the must-read weekly series available at www.iconnectblog.com. Read more from this week at tinyurl.com/mr2ms5h9!
What’s New: Week of January 5
In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. "Developments" may include a selection of links to news, high
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Join CS for our workshop for scholars to share innovations in constitutionalism in the age of extremes at the IACL World Congress 2026. Submit an abstract here to participate tinyurl.com/4m6kv9y6! Learn more at tinyurl.com/5yc489pf!
Join CS, Cuestiones Constitucionales, and @derechodelestado.bsky.social for this workshop for scholars editing (or interested in editing!) con law journals and blogs at the IACL World Congress 2026. Submit an abstract here to participate tinyurl.com/4m6kv9y6! Learn more at tinyurl.com/3m45zcsv!
Our new issue assesses constitutionalism in the age of extremes. Explore these extremes and potential responses with pieces on #academicfreedom, #economicinequality, #executivepower, #diplomaticextremes, #AI, #constitutionalreform, #courts, #teachinglaw, and more. Read at tinyurl.com/5n7zxtp6.
Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS. Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
Reminder: Our #StateoftheField symposium continues on September 30 with Constitutional Studies' authors discussing ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding. Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.
Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS. Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.
