For the past two years, LuĂs Roberto Barroso and I have published the International Review of Constitutional Reform. The IRCR is the first scholarly effort to gather country reports--written by scholars and judges--on all forms of constitutional revision around the world over the past year. The 2020 edition was the first installment in this annual book. We released the 2021 edition last month. If you are interested in writing a country report for the 2022 edition, please register your interest here. Invitations will be made on a rolling basis.
Richard Albert
2022 Books of the Year
Every December, we recognize the books of the year. Here are the books of the year in democracy, rule of law, federalism, judicial power, and constitutional change. More books will be featured in the next edition of The Leaftlet.
Happy Birthday!
The Spanish Constitution recently celebrated its 44th birthday. After decades under dictatorship, Spain ratified its new constitution on December 6, 1978. Today, Spain ranks #24 on the global Democracy Index.
Judge Daniela Salazar MarĂn sits on the Constitutional Court of Ecuador and is Professor of Law at Universidad San Francisco de Quito. A graduate of Columbia University and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, her scholarly expertise spans several areas in public law, including fundamental rights and international human rights. Judge Salazar will be a keynote speaker at the 2023 Global Summit on Constitutionalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
The mission of the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism is to marshal knowledge and experience to build a world of opportunity, liberty, and dignity for all.