Introduction - A moment to mark: the Brazilian Constitution turns 30

Authors

  • Richard Albert University of Texas at Austin
  • Sofia Ranchordás University of Groningen
  • Mariana Velasco Rivera Yale University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v5i3.64065

Abstract

An introduction from the Guest Editors to the Thematic Dossier "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution" of the Journal of Constitutional Research (Revista de Investigações Constitucionais), vol. 5, n. 3, 2018.

Author Biographies

Richard Albert, University of Texas at Austin

William Stamps Farish Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law (Austin, USA). Juris Doctor – J.D. (Yale University). Master of Laws – LL.M. (Harvard University). Bachelor of Civil Law – B.C.L. (Oxford University). E-mail: richard.albert@law.utexas.edu

Sofia Ranchordás, University of Groningen

Chair of European and Comparative Public Law & Rosalind Franklin Fellow at the University of Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands). PhD (cum laude) from Tilburg University and University of Antwerp. LLB and LLM (summa cum laude) from the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa. LLM in Law Economics (cum laude) from Utrecht University. Affiliated Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School. E-mail: sofiaranchordas@gmail.com.

Mariana Velasco Rivera, Yale University

J.S.D. Candidate, Yale Law School (USA). LL.M. from the Yale Law School. LL.B. from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. E-mail: mariana.velascorivera@yale.edu.

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Published

2018-09-05

How to Cite

ALBERT, Richard; RANCHORDÁS, Sofia; VELASCO RIVERA, Mariana. Introduction - A moment to mark: the Brazilian Constitution turns 30. Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 3, p. 12–16, 2018. DOI: 10.5380/rinc.v5i3.64065. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/64065. Acesso em: 26 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): September/December - Dossier: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"

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Editorial

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