Since mid-March, I have traveled to Kingston a handful of times for our weekly meetings of the Constitutional Reform Committee of Jamaica. I ordinarily begin my mornings here at Emancipation Park, pictured above, with a jog on the track that surrounds this historic site. The Park was built to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the French and Commonwealth Caribbean. The landmarks in the Park are a reminder of the many miles the people of Jamaica have marched toward freedom--and the journey that remains ahead to create a homegrown constitution for a new Republic of Jamaica.
Richard Albert
On My Bookshelf
If you like constitutions, you will love this book. Contextual, innovative, timely and brilliant, Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa is a must-read for constitutionalists eager to learn about an understudied part of the world.
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Spotlight on Early-Career Scholars
Let me introduce you to five early-career scholars in public law. Please get to know them, read their drafts, and invite them to present their papers.
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Democracy in Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reinforced the essential importance of periodic elections to the health of democracy. The Court annulled the decision of the Election Commission to delay elections for the Punjab Assembly beyond the period authorized by the Constitution. It now appears that the Court's judgment may provoke non-compliance and retaliation.
We welcome submissions in Portuguese, English & Spanish.
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Coming Soon
In just a few days, our friends at Hart Publishing will release a new book that I have been looking forward to reading: Sceptical Perspectives on the Changing Constitution of the United Kingdom. The book offers a critical perspective on recent reforms to the Constitution of the United Kingdom.
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A Visitor from Egypt via Australia and the US
Last month, I welcomed Mohamed Arafa to the University of Texas at Austin. A law professor at Alexandria University in Egypt, he is also a visiting scholar at Cornell University and Monash University. I met Mohamed over ten years ago when we co-organized the 2nd Annual YCC Global Conference for early-career scholars. It was good to have him here in Austin. Here we are, pictured below, at the summit of historic Mount Bonnell.
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