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In the recent CS article, @KLachmayer reviews the 2025 book Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges, adding an analysis from the Austrian perspective of former ministers serving on Constitutional Courts. Available in #English and #German.
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This week at CLD!
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The deadline for four study aboard opportunities with five of the Center's affiliated faculty are due November 1. These programs offer opportunities to engage directly with the political, legal, and social forces shaping our world.
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Center for Law and Democracy retweeted
In CS article, Aurore Gaillet reviews Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges, which provides an analysis of former ministers serving on #ConstitutionalCourts. Gaillet focuses on #France as an example of the challenges that arise when former gov officials serve on these courts.
Deadline to apply for the 2027 Embedded Scholars Program has been extended to Nov. 1!
Applications are still open to UT students for internships in democratic and constitutional development in the Balkans, Eurasia and Latin America.
🔗Apply here: sites.utexas.edu/embeddedsch…
This week at CLD!
🗽Wed: Join Sustaining Democracy for Letters and Lattes!
🏛Thu: Working Group on Law and Democracy
💼Fri: @UTGovernment hosts their career panel with alumni - open to all GOV majors.
🔗Read more about our events here liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
DUE TONIGHT: abstract submissions for the Emerging Scholars Conference in Public Law, "Public Law in an Age of Institutional Transformation," are due before midnight!
Learn more about the application process and the graduate student led conference here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
Center for Law and Democracy retweeted
In his new CS article, Tokujin Matsudaira looks at postwar Japan’s #constitutional scholarship through cinema.
The article is now available in #Japanese, #English, and #Chinese (simplified and traditional) at tinyurl.com/yv95d2c5.
TOMORROW: Applications are due for the 2027 Embedded Scholars Program!
🔗sites.utexas.edu/embeddedsch…
Our Embedded Scholars take on impactful projects, contributing to anti-corruption efforts, constitutional development, public opinion research, and so much more!
Join the @ipsa_aisp Comparative Judicial Studies Research Committee workshop at @IIJUNAM at @UNAM_MX this week, exploring #court roles in the current #authoritarian moment.
Read the full agenda at tinyurl.com/5n7tzk3h.
Join us via #livestream at youtube.com/@IIJUNAM!
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We have a full agenda for the month of October!
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Apply for Embedded Scholars abroad here: tinyurl.com/4hv9bfk8
Submit for Emerging Scholars Conference here: tinyurl.com/2wchcs2s
We hope to see you soon!
In the new CS article, Alexandra Oancea provides a mid-year summary of the process & content of constitutional reforms from #constitutionallaw experts throughout the world using @ConstitutionNet.
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This week at the Center!
Wednesday: Letters & Lattes with Sustaining Democracy: liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
Wednesday: Applications DUE for the Graduate Fellowships in Law & Democracy! liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
Center for Law and Democracy retweeted
In this interview with Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the South Africa Constitutional Court, Mara Malagodi and Ashley Moran discuss development of this historic court in #SouthAfrica, the country’s democratic #transition, and #democracy in the country today.
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Applications for the Graduate Fellowships in Law & Democracy are DUE in one week!
Learn more here and apply by September 30, 2026: liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
Read up on new law and democracy #courses, #faculty, #conferences, and #fieldwork at the nexus of #PublicLaw and #PoliticalScience at our Center at @UTAustin! 🤘
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Center for Law and Democracy retweeted
In his CS article, Peter Leyland examines why the 1832 Reform Act holds such a legendary place in #British constitutional #history, weaving together analysis of elections, politics, economics, public unrest, and art.
Read the article at: tinyurl.com/yhh9b7pr.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Emerging Scholars Conference in Public Law, "Public Law in an Age of Institutional Transformation"
Abstracts of 250 words are due October 16th!
Learn more about the application process and the graduate student led conference here liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
This afternoon, we hosted an info session on the 2027 @EmbeddedScholar program and application process.
If you were unable to attend, we got you covered - view the video recording and relevant information here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/lawan…
Apps are due October 15th!