13th Inter-American Conference on Fundamental Rights and Democracy

About the edition

The 13th Inter-American Jornada on Fundamental Rights and Democracy is organised in two parts:

1. Thematic panels with talks by professors designated by RED-IDD member universities. Papers presented will be published in a collective volume (book with ISBN) launched during the event at UNAM.
2. Working Groups (GTs) with oral defence of papers submitted by doctoral and master's candidates approved by the selection committee. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings (ISSN).

Host and Venue

Institute of Legal Research — Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law (IIDC)

12 Working Groups

1. Fundamental Rights and Protection of Vulnerable Groups.
2. Crisis of Democracy and Constitutional Law: contemporary debates.
3. Fundamental Rights and Duties: Commitment to the Social and Democratic State.
4. Fundamental Rights, Business, Taxation and Budgets.
5. Fundamental Rights, Climate Change and Environmental Crisis.
6. Fundamental Rights, Artificial Intelligence, Neuro-Law and New Technologies.
7. Fundamental Rights, Constitutional and Conventionality Control.
8. Social Rights, Social Justice and Human Rights in a Context of Permanent Inequality.
9. Fundamental Rights and Judicial Guarantees: Due Process and Judicial Protection.
10. Fundamental Rights, Sovereignty and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean: between Realpolitik and Permanent Social Inequality.
11. The Role of the Constitutional Judge: Counter-Majoritarian Control and Deference.
12. Fundamental Right to Information, Inclusive Democratic Dialogue and New Forms of Governance.

Key dates

• Paper submission deadline: July 15, 2026
• Selection results: July 25, 2026
• Event dates: October 26–28, 2026

Submissions exclusively by email to dri@unifor.br, in Word format, specifying the chosen Working Group.

Organising Committee

International coordination:
Prof. Gina Vidal Marcílio Pompeu (UNIFOR) — President of RED-IDD
Prof. Elda Coelho de Azevedo Bussinger (FDV) — Vice-President of RED-IDD

Academic coordination at venue:
Prof. José Maria Serna de la Garza — President of the Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law (IIDC)

Scientific Committee

• Anna Luisa Walter de Santana (PUC Paraná)
• Bruno Meneses Lorenzetto (UNIBRASIL)
• Cesar Landa Arroyo (PUC Peru)
• Elda Coelho de Azevedo Bussinger (FDV)
• Elena Cecilia Alvites Alvites (PUC Peru)
• Gina Vidal Marcílio Pompeu (UNIFOR)
• Gonzalo Aguilar Cavallo (UTalca, Chile)
• Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet (PUCRS)
• José Maria Serna de la Garza (UNAM)
• Luisa Fernanda Garcia Lopez (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
• Monia Clarissa Henning Leal (UNISC)
• Robison Tramontina (UNOESC)

Certification

All registered participants will receive a certificate, either as speakers or as presenters of scientific papers in the thematic working groups, with a total workload of 40 hours.