CfP Workshop Building peace through constitutions

As part of the research project Constitutions for Peace, we are organizing a workshop for the World Congress on Constitutional Law, which will take place from July 6 to 10, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia.

Building peace through constitutions: enabling social reconstruction and coexistence in transitional societies

Chairs

Elisenda Calvet Martínez elisendacalvet@ub.edu

Alenka Antloga aalenka.antloga@gmail.com

This workshop aims to explore intersections between constitutions and transitional justice in societies in transition through the lens of preventing possible discrimination in post-conflict constitutions. Constitutions can play a key role in building peace and reconciliation in societies that have experienced violent conflict or authoritarian regimes. Understanding how constitutional changes can contribute to the consolidation of peace is essential to prevent future human rights violations and avoid relapsing into a situation of armed conflict or social tensions.

Contributions from various fields—such as constitutional law, transitional justice, political science, peacebuilding, and practitioner perspectives—are welcome

Instructions:

• Abstracts will be accepted in English, French and Spanish. 

• Abstracts should be between 300-500 words in length. 

• Include affiliation, short bio and contact e-mail address of the author. 

Deadline: September 30, 2025.

For more information: https://wccl2026.com/en/workshops/workshop-21/

Submission portal here: https://wccl2026.com/en/call-for-abstracts/