Latest Posts
Featured
Editorial: Changes at the Blog, and Looking Forward to the Rest of 2023
We are excited to be back after a break. Editors Elisabeth Perham and Mariana Velasco-Rivera share team changes, and things to look forward to for the rest of 2023.
Symposium: Federal Coalitions and Subnational Democracy
A new symposium discussing election results and recent developments in some federal democracies and federal-like multilevel systems, convened by the IACL Research Group on Constitutionalism and Societal Pluralism.
New Video Interview: Why the Russian Constitution Matters: The Constitutional Dark Arts
Co-Editor Elisabeth Perham was joined in conversation by William Partlett to discuss his new book, 'Why the Russian Constitution Matters: The Constitutional Dark Arts'.
World Congress of Constitutional Law 2026: 6-10 July 2026
The IACL 2026 World Congress will be held at the Externado University, Colombia, on 6-10 July 2026. More information about the World Congress can be found at the 2026 WCCL, or by clicking ‘Read More’ below.
IACL Roundtable: Current Challenges to Constitutional Democracy
The IACL, along with a number of partners, convened a Roundtable in Rome on 3-4 October 2024. The program is available here.
Symposium: Exploring Freedom of Association Collaboratively
A symposium exploring the right to freedom of association in comparative perspective.
Our Bookshelf: Author Interviews
Sign up to Our Mailing List
Searching the Blog
You can use this search bar to search across the entire site. Simply insert your search term (e.g. "Global South") and wait for the results to appear. Do not press 'Enter': instead, click on the results in the drop-down list that appears. You can also use the page-specific search bars, and a clear archive for each year, in the Posts section - the archive is on the right-hand sidebar of each year.
Co-Editors
Our Mission in a Nutshell
“Constitutions—whether they self-consciously set out to transform a society or not—shape the government and the nation. So we need to know how they work in practice to really understand them.”
—Prof. Adrienne Stone, President Emerita of the IACL
Contact Us
Send all submissions and proposals to iacl.blogeditor@gmail.com
We welcome feedback on the Blog - you can use the Feedback Form in the Contact Us section
IACL-AIDC Logo
The general IACL-AIDC logo used on this website and other collateral is based on the creative assets developed by idna Africa.