July 6-10, 2026 - Bogotá, Colombia
Workshop 1
Can Constitutional Law Help Preserve Democracy?
Uwe Kischel
Iris Nguyên Duy
Workshop 4
Contingency and Uncertainty: Could Democracy Exist in a Future Context That Is Not (Clearly) Defined?
Xavier Philippe
Iurii Barabash
Workshop 5
(Pseudo) Constitutionalism in Illiberal Democracy
Justin O. Frosini
Ricardo Ramirez Calvo
Workshop 8
The Venice Commission: Past, Present, and Future Challenges in the Development of Common Constitutional Standards
Angelika Nußberger
Francesco Biagi
Cesare Pinelli
Workshop 9
Constitutional Cultures and the Culture of the Constitution
Emmanuel Cartier
Marthe Fatin Rouge Stefanini
Workshop 10
Latin American Constitutionalism
Magdalena Correa
José Ma. Serna
Workshop 11
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Serges Kamga
Jeremie Gilibert
Workshop 12
The Transformation of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism: The Modern Separation of Powers and Its Particular Features in Latin America
Pablo Riberi
Francisco Javier García Roca
Workshop 13
Judicial Independence
Cesar Landa
Alexei Trochev
Workshop 14
Constitutional Dialogues: Judicial and Extrajudicial Dimensions of Communication by Constitutional Courts
Tania Groppi
Irene Spigno
Anna Maria Lecis Cocco Ortu
Workshop 15
Federalism and Other Tools of Territorial Governance in Conditions of Pluralism
Sia Spiliopoulou Akermark
Francesco Palermo
Elisabeth Alber
Workshop 16
Local Authorities as Guardians of Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
Christina Binder
Tania Groppi
Workshop 17
Constitutional Interpretation in Emergency Situations: Changing or Stable Interpretative Practice?
Zoltán Szente
Fruzsina Gardos
Workshop 19
Constitutions and National Security
Selin Esen
Anna Jonsson Cornell
Cesare Pinelli
Workshop 21
Building Peace through Constitutions: Enabling Social Reconstruction and Coexistence in Transitional Societies
Elisenda Calvet Martinez
Alenka Antloga
Workshop 26
Challenges and Opportunities Posed by Social Media for the Exercise of Democracy
George Katrougalos
Marcelo Figueiredo
Workshop 27
Human Dignity in 21st Century Constitutions
Byung – Yoon Cho
Bertrand Mathieu
Bernardo Andrés Carvajal Sánchez
Workshop 28
Academic Freedom under Pressure
Tom Ginsburg
Adrienne Stone
Workshop 29
Marek Zubik
Merris Amos
Workshop 32
Fundamental Rights and Football
Eva Brems
Catherine Van de Graaf
Workshop 33
Environmental Sustainability and Constitutionalism
David Bilchitz
Oumarou Narey
Workshop 34
Rights of Nature
Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro
Yaffa Epstein
Felipe Clavijo Ospina
Elisa M. Martín Pére
Workshop 36
Powers and Neuro-Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Giovanna De Minico
María Francesca de Tullio
Workshop 37
Deconstitutionalization: The Dismantling of Democratic Constitutionalism Strategies
Pedro P. Grández; Abraham Siles Vallejo; Alfonso Herrera García; Rosa Isabel Sánchez Benites; Diego Pomareda Muñoz; Niels Apaza Jallo
Workshop 40
Constitutionalism under Pressure: Populism and Democracy in Latin America and Europe
Floralba Padrón Pardo
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Josep Maria Castellà Andreu
Daniel fernández cañueto
Workshop 48
Sustainable Democracy and the Crisis of Constitutionalism
Rosalin Dixon; Mateo Merchán Duque; David Landau
Workshop 49
Between Myth and Institutions for Democratic Resilience
Roberto Gargarella; Jorge Ernesto Roa Roa; Indira Latorre; Felipe Rey; Anna Luisa Walter de Santana
Workshop 52
Constitutionalism in Motion: Innovations, Crises, and Possible Futures
Paula Robledo Silva; Diego González Medina; Daniel Rivas-Ramírez
Workshop 55
Rule of Law, Science and Technology
Luca Mezzeti; James R. May
Workshop 57
Economy and Constitution
Daniel Alejandro Monroy;
Andrés Palacios Lleras
Workshop 58
The Constitution, Central Banking, and Its Contemporary Challenges
Gonzalo Andrés Ramírez Cleves; Andrés Camilo Gómez Calcetero; Constanza Blanco Barón; Katherine Flórez Pinilla; Paula Ahumada Franco; Adriana Zapata Giraldo
Workshop 63
Constructing and Reimagining Constitutional Narratives through Pop Culture
Jonathan Hafetz; Mara Malagodi; Giuseppe Martinico
Workshop 69
Fundamental Constitutional Principles
Forrest Hansen
Joseph Brubaker
Workshop 77
Strengthening Democracy and the Rule of Law through Artificial Intelligence
MARIO HERNÁNDEZ RAMOS MARÍA GARROTE DE MARCOS RAFAEL BUSTOS GISBERT
Workshop 86
Contested Constituent Power
Mariella Kraus Gonzalo Ramírez Cleves Luisa Fernanda García López Milton César Jiménez
Workshop 87
Constituent Power and Constitutional Reform
Juan José Janampa Almora Arnulfo Mateos Durán
Workshop 88
Constitution-Making and Constitutional Reform
Richard Albert Luisa Fernanda García Gonzalo Andrés Ramírez
Workshop 89
Democratic Constitutionalism, Constituent Processes, and Constitutional Reformsreformas constitucionales
Gustavo Ferreira Santos Roberto Viciano Pastor Miguel Antonio Bernal Gorki González
Workshop 100
Judicial Independence as a Cornerstone of Democratic Resilience
Joaquín Garzón Sabrina Ragone Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Miriam Henríquez Viñas
Workshop 106
Democracy and the Judicial Function
Andrea Castagnola David Kosař Julio Ríos Figueroa Nino Tsereteli
Workshop 113
The Role of Constitutional Jurisdiction as a Democratic Agent and Instrument of Social Inclusion
María Sofía Sagüés María Elisa Franco Martín del Campo Mônia Clarissa Hennig Leal
Workshop 129
Gender and Constitutional Change in the 21st Century
Eleonora Bottini Alma Beltrán y Puga Imer B. Flores María Daniela Díaz Villamil
Workshop 148
Constitutional Supremacy and the Transformation of the concept of “Family”
Jairo Rivera Sierra Yadira Elena Alarcón Palacio Jorge Parra Benitez
Jinyola Blanco Rodríguez
Workshop 149
Emerging Rights: Theoretical Foundations and Constitutional Challenges
Rubén García Higuera Digno José Montalván Zambrano
Workshop 154
Ecological Constitutionalism and the Rights of Nature
Lola Cubells Aguilar David Lovatón Palacios Rubén Martínez Dalmau
Workshop 157
Climate constitutionalism in Latin America: recognition, protection duties and judicial guarantee for regional climate justice
Carolina Montes
Ángela María Amaya
Workshop 163
The Crisis of Presidential Government in Latin America
Heber Joel Campos
Workshop 164
Latin American Presidential Systems beyond Hyper-Presidentialism
Luiz Arcaro Conci Sebastian Soto Velasco
Workshop 172
Common Patterns in the Persistence of Authoritarianism
Mariela Morales Antoniazzi María Paula Garat
Workshop 184
Law Journals and Blogs on Constitutional Law
Edgar Corzo Sosa – Ashley Moran – Gonzalo Andrés Ramírez Cleves
Workshop 186
Digital constitutionalism
Alejandro Magaldi
María constanza garcía

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