Professor Joel Colón-Ríos
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872175
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Location
4SB.6.17, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Joel Col贸n-R铆os is Professor of Law at 糖心Vlog Law School. Before joining 糖心Vlog, Joel was Professor of Law at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington and Director of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law. His research focuses on the relationship between democracy and constitutionalism, and his publications include Constituent Power and the Law (OUP, 2020) and Adjudicating Revolution: Courts and Constitutional Change (Edward Elgar, 2022). Joel is happy to supervise work on constitutional theory, Latin American constitutionalism, and comparative constitutional law, areas in which he has also published widely.
Qualifications
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PhD Law York University,
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LLM Law University of Toronto,
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Juris Doctor University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras,
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BA Political Science University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras,
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Public Law (LW103)
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Comparative Law (LW205)
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Public Law in Context: Past, Present and Future (LW209)
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Jurisprudence (LW301)
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Canadian Constitutional Law (LW366)
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Postgraduate research methods and professional development (LW987)
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Introduction to Legal Theory (IA120)
Publications
Journal articles (61)
Colon-Rios, J. and Behrendt, S., Constitutional Identity, Democracy, and Illiberal Change. International Journal of Constitutional Law
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2023). Introduction: seven theses on the constituent power. Journal of Legal Philosophy. 48 (1), 38-43
Velasco-Rivera, M. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2023). . Global Constitutionalism. 12 (2), 269-297
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2022). . D铆kaion. 31 (2), 1-27
Col贸n-R铆os, J. and Roznai, Y., (2022). . Cleveland State Law Review. 70 (2), 279-334
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2021). Constitutional experimentation. International Journal of Constitutional Law. 19 (3), 970-973
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2021). Of Omnipotent Things. Connecticut law review. 52 (5), 1335-1356
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., Hausteiner, EM., Lokdam, H., Pasquino, P., Rubinelli, L. and Selinger, W., (2021). . Contemporary Political Theory. 20 (4), 926-956
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2021). . Etica e Politica. 23 (3), 293-313
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2021). . Revista Derecho del Estado (50), 77-98
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2020). Arato鈥檚 Adventures: between sovereignty and constituent power. Revus. 41 (41), 1-16
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2019). Review of Eoin Daly's Rousseau's Constitutionalism: Austerity and Republican Freedom
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2017). Book Review: The Legal Foundations of Inequality: Constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776-1860
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2016). Constituent Processes and Democratic Ruptures. American Journal of Comparative Law. 64 (2), 505-511
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2016). La Excepci贸n De Orden P煤blico En El Derecho Internacional Privado (The Public Order Exception in Private International Law)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2016). Democratizar a Puerto Rico (Democratising Puerto Rico)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2016). . Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 36 (4), 885-908
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2016). What Is a Constitutional Transition
(2015). The Search for Environmental Justice
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2015). The Rights of Nature and the New Latin American Constitutionalism
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2015). Constitutionalism and Democracy in Latin America
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2015). Apuntes Sobre Legitimidad Democr谩tica y Asambleas Constituyentes (Notes about Democratic Legitimacy and Constituent Assemblies). Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper (97)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2015). The Forms and Limits of Constitutional Amendments
Colon-Rios, J., (2015). Introduction: The forms and limits of constitutional amendments. International Journal of Constitutional Law. 13 (3), 567-574
Col贸n-R铆os, JI. and Hutchinson, A., (2015). Constitutionalising the Senate: A Modest Democratic Proposal. Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper (96)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2014). A New Typology of Judicial Review of Legislation
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2014). Naturaleza, Legitimaci贸n Activa, Y El R铆o Whanganui (Nature, Standing, and the Whanganui River)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2014). Experimentation and Regulation
COL脫N-R脥OS, JI., (2014). A new typology of judicial review of legislation. Global Constitutionalism. 3 (2), 143-169
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2014). Constituent Power, the Rights of Nature, and Universal Jurisdiction. McGill Law Journal. 60
Colon-Rios, J., (2013). Beyond Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy: The Doctrine of Implicit Limits to Constitutional Reform in Latin America. Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. 44 (3/4), 521-534
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2013). TEOR脥A CONSTITUCIONAL Y ASAMBLEA CONSTITUYENTE (Constitutional Theory and Constituent Assemblies)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2013). Notas Sobre La Reforma Constitucional Y Sus L铆mites (Notes on the Amending Power and its Limits)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2013). Five Conceptions of Constituent Power
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2012). Chapter 1 - Weak Constitutionalism: Democratic Legitimacy and the Question of Constituent Power
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2012). The Meaning of Majority in the Constitution of Niue. Yearbook of the New Zealand Association for Comparative Law. 17
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2012). The Office of the Speaker and the Constitution of Niue: A Brief Comparative Analysis. Yearbook of the New Zealand Association for Comparative Law. 17
Bennett, MJ. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2012). Public Participation in New Zealand's Regulatory Processes
Colon-Rios, J. and Hutchinson, AC., (2012). Democracy and revolution: An enduring relationship?. Denver University Law Review. 89 (3), 593-610
Col贸n R铆os, JI., (2012). The Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty and the Road not Taken: Democratizing Amendment Rules. Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence. 25 (1), 53-78
Colon-Rios, J., (2011). Law, Language and Latin American Constitutions. Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. 42 (2), 367-386
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). Kelsen in New Zealand (in Spanish)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). Notes on Democracy and Constitution-Making. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law. 9 (1)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). Las Opiniones 'Secretas' Del Tribunal Supremo De Estados Unidos: 驴El Fin Del Debate Sobre El Estatus? (The Secret Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court: The End of the Status Debate?)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI. and Hevia, M., (2011). From Redistribution to Recognition
Bennett, MJ. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). Public Participation and Regulation
Hutchinson, A. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). Constituciones Duraderas 鈥� Una Cr铆tica Democr谩tica (Enduring Constitutions 鈥� A Democratic Critique). Anuario de Derecho P煤blico (1)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2011). De-Constitutionalizing Democracy. California Western Law Review. 47 (1)
Hutchinson, AC. and Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2011). Democracy and Constitutional Change. Theoria. 58 (127), 43-62
Col贸n鈥怰铆os, JI., (2011). Carl Schmitt and Constituent Power in Latin American Courts: The Cases of Venezuela and Colombia. Constellations. 18 (3), 365-388
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2010). New Zealand鈥檚 Constitutional Crisis. New Zealand Universities Law Review, Vol. 24. (3)
Colon-Rios, J., (2010). The Legitimacy of the Juridical: Constituent Power, Democracy, and the Limits of Constitutional Reform. Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 48 (2), 199-245
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2009). The Second Dimension of Democracy: The People and Their Constitution. Baltic Journal of Law and Politics. 2 (2)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2009). The Three Waves of the Constitutionalism-Democracy Debate in the United States: (And an Invitation to Return to the First). Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution. 18, 1-1
Hevia, M. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2009). Contemporary Theories of Equality: A Critical Review. Revista Juridica Universidad de Puerto Rico. 74, 131-131
Col贸n-R铆os, JI. and Hevia, M., (2009). Review Essay: What Makes the International Investment Rules Regime Undemocratic?. German Law Journal. 10 (8), 1309-1320
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2009). The End of the Constitutionalism-Democracy Debate. Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues. 28
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2008). 驴Pueden Haber Enmiendas Constitucionales Inconstitucionales? Una Mirada Al Derecho Comparado (Can There Be Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments? A Comparative Perspective). Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper (95)
Hevia, M. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2008). The Legal Status of Puerto Rico and the Institutional Requirements of Republicanism
Hutchinson, A. and Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2007). What's Democracy Got to Do With It? A Critique of Liberal Constitutionalism. CLPE Research Paper (29)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2006). Re-Constituting Puerto Rico. Revista del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. 67
Books (5)
Kay, R. and Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2022). Adjudicating Revolution. Edward Elgar Publishing. 9781788971324
Colon-Rios, JI., (2020). Constituent Power and the Law. Oxford University Press. 0198785984. 9780198785989
(2019). Quasi-Constitutionality and Constitutional Statutes. Routledge
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2013). La constituci贸n de la democracia. U. Externado de Colombia. 9587720539. 9789587720532
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2012). Weak Constitutionalism. Routledge
Book chapters (11)
Colon-Rios, J., (2025). . In: The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory. Editors: Bellamy, R. and King, J., . Cambridge University Press. 721- 735. 9781108868143
Velasco-Rivera, M. and Colon-Rios, J., (2023). . In: The Cambridge Handbook of the Material Constitution. Editors: Goldoni, M. and Wilkinson, M., . Cambridge University Press. 275- 287. 9781009023764
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2020). The constitution of puerto rico. In: The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions. Oxford University Press. 391- 418. 0198793049
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2020). Constitution Making through Law. In: Redrafting Constitutions in Democratic Regimes. Cambridge University Press. 33- 52. 9781108839846
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2020). . In: Judicial Review Process, Powers, and Problems (Essays in Honour of Upendra Baxi). Editors: Khurshid, S., Luthra, S., Malik, L. and Bedi, S., . Cambridge University Press. 107- 126. 9781108870184
Colon-Rios, J., (2019). Constituent power, primary assemblies, and the imperative mandate. In: Comparative Constitution Making. Edward Elgar Publishing. 90- 116. 9781785365256
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2018). Deliberative Democracy and the Doctrine of Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments. In: The Cambridge Handbook of Deliberative Constitutionalism. Cambridge University Press. 271- 281
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2018). Multi-Stage Constitution-Making: From South Africa to Chile?. In: Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments. Cambridge University Press. 294- 311
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2018). Theorising about formal constitutional change: The case of Latin America. In: Comparative Constitutional Theory. 354- 371
Col贸n-R铆os, J., (2017). Constitution making and constituent power. In: Comparative Constitutional Law in Latin America. Edward Elgar Publishing. 57- 86. 9781785369209
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2015). On the theory and practice of the rights of nature. In: The Search for Environmental Justice. Edward Elgar Publishing. 120- 134. 9781784719418
Reports and Papers (3)
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2022). The State of Comparative Constitutional Law: A Democratic Critique
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2021). Constituent Power and Referenda
Col贸n-R铆os, JI., (2021). El poder de una Asamblea Constituyente: reflexiones acerca de la Constituci贸n de 1991 y su art铆culo 376 (The Power of a Constituent Assembly: Reflections on the Constitution of 1991 and its Article 376)
