international dialogues
Shylashri Shankar was our guest in 2015
for the Int'l Dialogues in Constitutional Law
international dialogues
Susanne Baer was our guest in 2018
for the Int'l Dialogues in Constitutional Law
international dialogues
Albie Sachs was our guest in 2016
for the Int'l Dialogues in Constitutional Law
The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America
The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America
edited by Conrado Hübner Mendes, Roberto Gargarella, and Sebastián Guidi
with contributions by
Virgílio Afonso da Silva (The Constitution of Brazil in Context), co-authored with Thomaz Pereira
and
Conrado Hübner Mendes (Environment), co-authored with Danielle Hanna Rached
Direito Constitucional Brasileiro
Direito Constitucional Brasileiro
by Virgílio Afonso da Silva
THE LATEST FROM US
Symposium on the work of Robert Alexy
28 October 2021 No Comments
On 29 and 30 September and 1 October 2021, the international symposium Elemente einer diskursiven Grund- und Menschenrechtstheorie (Elements of a discursive theory of fundamental and human rights)... Continue
Special series Challenges to democracy: politics and the judicial system in dialogue
20 May 2021 No Comments
On May 24, May 31 and June 7, at 2pm BRT, we host Yasser Kureshi (Oxford), Fábio de Sá e Silva (Oklahoma) and Anya Bernstein for our special... Continue
Virgílio Afonso da Silva, The Constitution of Brazil (paperback edition)
23 October 2020 No Comments
The paperback edition of the book The Constitution of Brazil: a contextual analysis, by Virgilio Afonso da Silva, is now available. The book is part of the Constitutional... Continue
Gender quota and the role of the electoral court
13 October 2020 No Comments
The last volume of the Politics & Gender journal published an article by Luciana de Oliveira Ramos and Virgílio Afonso da Silva on the role of the electoral... Continue
Carlos Bernal (Constitutional Court, Colombia): Is Transformative Constitutionalism an Illusion for the Global South?
12 November 2018 No Comments
The International Dialogues in Constitutional Law event resumed its activities in the second semester of 2018 with the lecture “Is Transformative Constitutionalism an Illusion for the Global South?”,... Continue
Christopher Mbazira (Makerere University, Uganda): Transnational judicial dialogues and the enforcement of socioeconomic rights
30 October 2018 No Comments
On October 17, 2018, our guest was Prof. Dr. Christopher Mbazira, professor at Makerere University in Uganda. From the analysis of constitutional jurisdiction and constitutionalism in three African... Continue
International Dialogues: Christopher Mbazira on socioeconomic rights adjudication and amici curiae
11 October 2018 No Comments
The international debate on constitutional law has historically adhered to a hierarchy of sorts. Is it quite uncommon for the Brazilian academia to take up the work from... Continue
Carlos Bernal: Is Transformative Constitutionalism an Ilusion for the Global South?
09 October 2018 No Comments
Are a constitution and a constitutional court capable of effecting social transformation? These are some of the questions our next guest will be addressing. We are back this... Continue
Udo Di Fabio (U. Bonn) to give lecture on political parties
04 May 2018 No Comments
Few topics are as controversial in the public debate in Brazil as the financing of politics, particularly political parties. This will be one of the central subjects for... Continue
Application for Master’s and Doctorate Degree
02 May 2018 No Comments
The application for both master’s and doctorate degrees at the University of São Paulo Faculty of Law is open between June 18 and June 29, 2018. The research... Continue
‘International Dialogues’ hosts Francisco Urbina
19 April 2018 No Comments
On Thursday, April 26, at 10am, our International Dialogues in Constitutional Law is back, with Professor Prof. Dr. Francisco J. Urbina (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). He will talk... Continue
Lee Epstein (Washington University at St. Louis, USA), The Study of Judicial Behavior
27 October 2017 No Comments
On 23 October 2017, we received Lee Epstein, from the Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Epstein is an expert in judicial behavior and has written several books... Continue
Gerald Rosenberg (University of Chicago, USA), The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring about Progressive Social Change?
20 September 2017 No Comments
On 18 September 2017, we received Gerald Rosenberg, from the University of Chicago and author of the influential book “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”.... Continue
Leif Wenar (King’s College London, UK), Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World
16 September 2017 No Comments
On 11 September 2017, we welcomed Professor Leif Wenar, from the King’s College London and author of the book “Blood Oil: Violence and the Rules that Run the... Continue
Anthony Pereira (King’s College London): Progress or Perdition? Brazil’s National Truth Comission in Comparative Perspective
17 May 2017 No Comments
In the second meeting of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series in 2017, held on May 17, Anthony Pereira (King’s College London) presented his lecture entitled Progress... Continue
Roberto Gargarella (University of Buenos Aires): The New Latin-American Constitutionalism: a too old constitutionalism?
19 April 2017 No Comments
In the first meeting of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series in 2017, on April 19, our guest was Roberto Gargarella, from the University of Buenos Aires... Continue
Roberto Gargarella (Univ. de Buenos Aires): too much ‘old’ in the ‘new’ Latin American constitutionalism?
18 April 2017 No Comments
Our International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series starts off 2017 with Roberto Gargarella (Univ. de Buenos Aires). Tomorrow, we host Professor Gargarella for his lecture “Too much ‘old’ in the ‘new’ Latin... Continue
Albie Sachs (Constitutional Court of South Africa), The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
03 November 2016 No Comments
On November 3, 2016, Albie Sachs, former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, held the closing lecture of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series in... Continue
Ralf Poscher (Universität Freiburg, Germany): Codifying the right of assembly
11 October 2016 No Comments
Our International Dialogues on Constitutional Law hosted Ralf Poscher (Universität Freiburg). He talked about freedom of assembly, drawing from his experience in devising a ‘master code’ for freedom... Continue
Daniel Bonilla (Los Andes University, Colombia): Constitutionalism in the Global South
28 September 2016 No Comments
On September 28, Daniel Bonilla, professor at the Los Andes University (Colombia), was the guest of the seventh meeting of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law in 2016.... Continue
Iddo Porat (College of Law and Business), Constitutionalism without Constitution: the Israeli Case
10 August 2016 No Comments
After the winter break, the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series resumed with a lecture by Iddo Porat, from the College of Law and Business, Israel. Author of one of... Continue
International Dialogues 2016, 2nd semester
08 August 2016 No Comments
Our International Dialogues on Constitutional Law have three guests for the second semester of 2016. We will host Iddo Porat (College of Law and Business, Israel), Daniel Bonilla (Universidade Los Andes, Colombia),... Continue
Jackie Dugard: The Constitutional Court of South Africa
07 June 2016 No Comments
On June 1st took place the last round of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series. The group Constituição, Política e Instituições discussed “The Constitutional Court of South... Continue
Alejandro Chehtman: The challenge of drones
06 May 2016 No Comments
On May 4th, the series International Dialogues in Constitutional Law hosted Professor Alejandro Chehtman, from the Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Argentina), in order to discuss “The challenge of... Continue
Marco Goldoni (University of Glasgow), The three waves of political constitutionalism
No Comments
The second meeting from the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series discussed political constitutionalism What is a political constitution? It was with this initial consideration that Marco Goldoni... Continue
Julio Rios-Figueroa debates the role of constitutional courts in Latin America
28 April 2016 No Comments
On April 20th, the series International Dialogues in Constitutional Law hosted Julio Rios-Figueroa, political scientist specialized in constitutional courts and Professor of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia... Continue
Amy Allen (Penn State University), Utopia and Feminism
16 March 2016 No Comments
First meeting of the 2016 International Dialogues on Constitutional Law series discusses gender relations and empowerment In the first event of the 2016 International Dialogues on Constitutional Law... Continue
REPORTS FROM PAST 'DIALOGUES'
Carlos Bernal (Constitutional Court, Colombia): Is Transformative Constitutionalism an Illusion for the Global South?
12 November 2018 No Comments
The International Dialogues in Constitutional Law event resumed its activities in the second semester of 2018 with the lecture “Is Transformative Constitutionalism an Illusion for the Global South?”,... Continue
Christopher Mbazira (Makerere University, Uganda): Transnational judicial dialogues and the enforcement of socioeconomic rights
30 October 2018 No Comments
On October 17, 2018, our guest was Prof. Dr. Christopher Mbazira, professor at Makerere University in Uganda. From the analysis of constitutional jurisdiction and constitutionalism in three African... Continue
Gerald Rosenberg (University of Chicago, USA), The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring about Progressive Social Change?
20 September 2017 No Comments
On 18 September 2017, we received Gerald Rosenberg, from the University of Chicago and author of the influential book “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”.... Continue
Leif Wenar (King’s College London, UK), Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World
16 September 2017 No Comments
On 11 September 2017, we welcomed Professor Leif Wenar, from the King’s College London and author of the book “Blood Oil: Violence and the Rules that Run the... Continue
Ralf Poscher (Universität Freiburg, Germany): Codifying the right of assembly
11 October 2016 No Comments
Our International Dialogues on Constitutional Law hosted Ralf Poscher (Universität Freiburg). He talked about freedom of assembly, drawing from his experience in devising a ‘master code’ for freedom... Continue
Daniel Bonilla (Los Andes University, Colombia): Constitutionalism in the Global South
28 September 2016 No Comments
On September 28, Daniel Bonilla, professor at the Los Andes University (Colombia), was the guest of the seventh meeting of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law in 2016.... Continue
Iddo Porat (College of Law and Business), Constitutionalism without Constitution: the Israeli Case
10 August 2016 No Comments
After the winter break, the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series resumed with a lecture by Iddo Porat, from the College of Law and Business, Israel. Author of one of... Continue
Jackie Dugard: The Constitutional Court of South Africa
07 June 2016 No Comments
On June 1st took place the last round of the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series. The group Constituição, Política e Instituições discussed “The Constitutional Court of South... Continue
Alejandro Chehtman: The challenge of drones
06 May 2016 No Comments
On May 4th, the series International Dialogues in Constitutional Law hosted Professor Alejandro Chehtman, from the Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Argentina), in order to discuss “The challenge of... Continue
Marco Goldoni (University of Glasgow), The three waves of political constitutionalism
No Comments
The second meeting from the International Dialogues in Constitutional Law series discussed political constitutionalism What is a political constitution? It was with this initial consideration that Marco Goldoni... Continue
Julio Rios-Figueroa debates the role of constitutional courts in Latin America
28 April 2016 No Comments
On April 20th, the series International Dialogues in Constitutional Law hosted Julio Rios-Figueroa, political scientist specialized in constitutional courts and Professor of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia... Continue
Amy Allen (Penn State University), Utopia and Feminism
16 March 2016 No Comments
First meeting of the 2016 International Dialogues on Constitutional Law series discusses gender relations and empowerment In the first event of the 2016 International Dialogues on Constitutional Law... Continue