Richard Albert, the William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, Professor of Government, and Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, United States, will deliver a public lecture hosted by the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) on Wednesday, December 13, at the Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, starting at 7 p.m.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the lecture, which will be on the topic The Grenade, the Hour Glass and the Sundial: The Lifetime of Constitutions, and engage with the presenter on constitutional issues.
Professor Albert will be on a three-day visit to Barbados, during which time he will meet with the Constitutional Reform Commission. He has published over 25 books on constitutional democracy, including Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions. He is also Co-President of the International Society of Public Law, and founding director of the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism, a not-for-profit organisation.
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