Visiting professor to give public lecture on constitutional issues

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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