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The 14th annual
Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law
The Dynamics of the Constitution in a Changing Mexico
Dr. Emilio Rabasa
Professor of Constitutional Law and Director, Department of Law and
Political Science, Mexico City Campus, Technological Institute of Advanced
Studies of Monterrey
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
12:00 p.m.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law
Illinois Institute of Technology
565 West Adams
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
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The Dynamics of the Constitution in a Changing Mexico
In this year's Morris Lecture, Dr. Rabasa will examine the culture of
constitutional reform in Mexico. The constitution of 1917 has had over
400 reforms since it was approved by the constituent congress during the
Mexican revolution. Constitutional reformism has become an important part
of Mexico's political culture, with a profound impact on the organization
of society. It is where economic freedom and state intervention come into
conflict. Why has every Mexican president had the political urge to change
the constitution? Has transition to democracy in Mexico made any change
in the culture of constitutional reform? What has been the role of the
Mexican legislature and the judiciary throughout this process? These are
some of the key questions that Dr. Rabasa will address in his lecture.
Emilio Rabasa is the director of the law and political science department
at the Mexico City campus of Tec de Monterrey, where he teaches law and
political philosophy. Dr. Rabasa holds a masters degree in philosophy
from Cambridge University in England and a doctorate degree with honors
in law from the National University of Mexico. He has been a professor
of law and political science at the National University of Mexico and
Universidad Iberoamericana and lectured extensively at other universities
in Mexico, Chile, England and the U.S. Formerly, Dr. Rabasa served as
coordinator for dialogue and negotiation in Chiapas for the Mexican foreign
ministry and as legal counselor of the National Commission for Human Rights
Presidency. In addition to serving as a political analyst for radio UNAM,
he has
written numerous editorials for Excelsior, La Journada and
El Financiero, three national newspapers in Mexico, and published
several journal articles. He is the co-author of Mexican: This is Your
Constitution, and author of Legal Force and Effectiveness of Human
Rights; Why Democracy? and From Subjects to Citizens.
The Henry Morris Endowment
This program is funded through the Henry Morris Endowment. An 1889 graduate
of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Henry Crittendon Morris (1863-1948)
enjoyed a distinguished career as an international lawyer and diplomat.
During 25 years of foreign service prior to World War I, Mr. Morris served
as the United States Consul in Ghent, Belgium, and as secretary to Chief
Justice Fuller at the Permanent International Court at the Hague. When the
war broke out, he returned to Chicago to coordinate Red Cross and Liberty
Loan campaigns on behalf of the American war effort.
Mr. Morris was a member of the American Society of International Law
and a number of other organizations devoted to improving international
relations. He was the author of The History of Colonization from the
Earliest Times to the Present Day (1906). The French government made
him a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor in 1937.
The public is cordially invited to attend the lecture. No registration
is required. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more
information, call 312/906-5090 or log on to www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle
to hear the lecture broadcast live on the Internet.
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