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Upcoming edition: 13th Edition 2026

13th Inter-American Conference on Fundamental Rights and Democracy

13th Jornada · 2026

Fundamental Rights and Democracy in the Americas

  • Dates: October 26–28, 2026
  • Venue: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  • City: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Format: In-person
Call for Papers (PT) Call for Papers (ES)

English version of the official call for papers coming soon. Submission accepted in Portuguese or Spanish.

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)

Program

Day 1 · Monday, October 26

9 – 10 am · Auditorium

Opening Ceremony

  • Prof. Gina Vidal Marcílio Pompeu — President of RED-IDD, Full Professor at UNIFOR
  • Prof. Elda Coelho de Azevedo Bussinger — Vice-President of RED-IDD, Full Professor at FDV
  • Prof. José Maria Serna de la Garza — President of the Ibero-American Institute of Constitutional Law (IIDC/UNAM)
  • Prof. Mónica González Contró — Director of the Institute of Legal Research (IIJ/UNAM)
  • Dr. Nedilson Ricardo Jorge — Ambassador of Brazil to Mexico

10 – 11:30 am · Auditorium

Panel 1 — Fundamental Rights, Climate Change and Environmental Crisis

Chair: Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet (PUCRS)

  • Gina Vidal Marcílio Pompeu (UNIFOR)
  • Enrique Leff (UNAM)
  • Elda Coelho de Azevedo Bussinger (FDV)
  • David Lovatón (PUC Peru)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm · Auditorium

Panel 2 — Crisis of Democracy and Constitutional Law: contemporary debates

Chair: Natércia Sampaio Siqueira (UNIFOR)

  • José Maria Serna (UNAM)

12:30 – 2:30 pm · Lunch break

2:30 – 4 pm · Auditorium

Panel 3 — Fundamental Rights, Business, Taxation and Budgets

Chair: Diego Martins (UNIFOR)

  • Karoline Marquiori (FDV)
  • Octávio Fischer (UniBrasil)
  • Natércia Siqueira Sampaio (UNIFOR)

4 – 5:30 pm · Auditorium

Panel 4 — Fundamental Rights and Protection of Vulnerable Groups

Chair: José Maria Serna (UNAM)

  • Cesar Landa Arroyo (PUC Peru)
  • Marina Martynychen and Allana Schrappe (UniBrasil)
  • Elena Alvites (PUC Peru)
  • Rafael Bueno da Rosa Moreira (UNISC)

Day 2 · Tuesday, October 27

9 – 10:30 am · Auditorium

Panel 5 — Fundamental Right to Information, Inclusive Democratic Dialogue and New Forms of Governance

Chair: Bruno Meneses Lorenzetto (UniBrasil)

  • Juliano Heinen (PUCRS)
  • Anna Luisa Walter de Santana (PUC Paraná)

10:30 am – 12 pm · Auditorium

Panel 6 — Fundamental Rights, Artificial Intelligence, Neuro-Law and New Technologies

Chair: Luisa Fernanda García López (Universidad del Rosario)

  • Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet (PUCRS)
  • Cesar Landa Arroyo (PUC Peru)
  • Paulo Meyer (UNIFOR)
  • Edgar Corzo Sosa (UNAM)

12 – 2:30 pm · Lunch break

2:30 – 4 pm · Auditorium

Panel 7 — Fundamental Rights, Constitutional and Conventionality Control

Chair: Elena Cecilia Alvites Alvites (PUC Peru)

  • Maria Valentina de Moraes (UNISC)
  • María Elisa Franco Martín del Campo (UNAM)

4 – 5:30 pm · Auditorium

Panel 8 — Fundamental Rights and Judicial Guarantees: Due Process and Judicial Protection

Chair: Suzete da Silva Reis (UNISC)

  • Ricardo Goretti Santos (FDV)
  • Luis Alberto Reichelt (PUCRS)

5:30 – 7 pm · Auditorium

Panel 9 — Fundamental Rights and Duties: Commitment to the Social and Democratic State

Chair: Elda Coelho de Azevedo Bussinger (FDV)

  • José Daniel Chávez Sáenz (UNAM)
  • Marcus Maurícius Holanda (UNIFOR)
  • Suzete da Silva Reis (UNISC)

Day 3 · Wednesday, October 28

9 – 10:30 am · Auditorium

Panel 10 — Social Rights, Social Justice and Human Rights in a Context of Permanent Inequality

Chair: Cesar Landa Arroyo (PUC Peru)

  • Robison Tramontina (UNOESC)
  • Randal Martins Pompeu (UNIFOR)
  • Jorge Ulises Carmona Tinoco (UNAM)
  • Pauline Capdevielle (UNAM)

10:30 – 11:30 am · Auditorium

Panel 11 — Fundamental Rights, Sovereignty and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair: Robison Tramontina (UNOESC)

  • Beatriz Camarillo Cruz (UNAM)
  • Rafael Mota (UNIFOR)

12 – 2:30 pm · Lunch break

2:30 – 5 pm

RED-IDD Board Meeting · Academic Paper Presentations

Parallel sessions.

4 – 5:30 pm · Auditorium

Panel 12 — The Role of the Constitutional Judge: Counter-Majoritarian Control and Deference

Chair: Anna Luisa Walter de Santana (PUC Paraná)

  • Jorge León (PUC Peru)
  • Bruno Meneses Lorenzetto (UniBrasil)
  • Francisco Tortolero Cervantes (UNAM)

5:30 pm · Auditorium

Closing Session

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.