**This course is now fully subscribed. Enrollment for the live course is now closed.**
The International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism presents a new online course on "The Theory and Design of Constitutional Change."
This course will be the first opportunity to dive deeply into the study of constitutional change with two leading scholars whose path-breaking research has placed them at the very center of the field. Richard Albert and Yaniv Roznai will lead course registrants in a discussion of the fundamental questions in constitutional change. How should constitutional designers structure the rules of amendment? Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional? On what grounds may a court legitimately exercise the extraordinary power to invalidate a constitutional amendment? Should there be limits to the constitution-making process? What are the functions, perils, and promise of unamendability? How do formal and informal mechanisms of change interrelate? And are there effective constitutional design strategies to combat the rise of populist movements that are gaining strength around the world today?
Each session will begin with introductory remarks on the theme of the day by one instructor and a response by the other instructor, followed by an open discussion and debate involving course registrants. Readings will be circulated in advance.
This six-week course will be held live on Zoom on consecutive Mondays starting on June 1, 2020. Sessions will begin at 2:00pm EDT and end at 3:30pm EDT.
This course is open to all, including faculty and students in law, government, history, world affairs, and other fields.
The deadline to enroll is Monday, May 25, 2020. The modest proceeds from this course will be used to cover some of the costs incurred in developing this course and also to fund bursaries for elementary and secondary school students in Canada, Haiti, and the United States.
All registrants completing this course will receive a certification to that effect from the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism. No academic credit will be awarded in connection with this course.
Thank you for your interest in this course directed by Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law and Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.
The International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism presents a new online course on "The Theory and Design of Constitutional Change."
This course will be the first opportunity to dive deeply into the study of constitutional change with two leading scholars whose path-breaking research has placed them at the very center of the field. Richard Albert and Yaniv Roznai will lead course registrants in a discussion of the fundamental questions in constitutional change. How should constitutional designers structure the rules of amendment? Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional? On what grounds may a court legitimately exercise the extraordinary power to invalidate a constitutional amendment? Should there be limits to the constitution-making process? What are the functions, perils, and promise of unamendability? How do formal and informal mechanisms of change interrelate? And are there effective constitutional design strategies to combat the rise of populist movements that are gaining strength around the world today?
Each session will begin with introductory remarks on the theme of the day by one instructor and a response by the other instructor, followed by an open discussion and debate involving course registrants. Readings will be circulated in advance.
This six-week course will be held live on Zoom on consecutive Mondays starting on June 1, 2020. Sessions will begin at 2:00pm EDT and end at 3:30pm EDT.
This course is open to all, including faculty and students in law, government, history, world affairs, and other fields.
The deadline to enroll is Monday, May 25, 2020. The modest proceeds from this course will be used to cover some of the costs incurred in developing this course and also to fund bursaries for elementary and secondary school students in Canada, Haiti, and the United States.
All registrants completing this course will receive a certification to that effect from the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism. No academic credit will be awarded in connection with this course.
Thank you for your interest in this course directed by Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law and Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.