Richard Albert
Richard Albert, a law and political science graduate of Yale, Oxford, and Harvard, is a constitutional law professor at Boston College Law School, where he specializes in constitutional law, theory, design, history, and politics. He lectures and writes about the separation of powers, the role and limits of the judiciary, religion in public life, democratic theory, comparative constitutionalism, the legislative process, and the rule of law.
He has been a law professor since 2009. In 2010, he received the Hessel Yntema Prize, which is given annually to a scholar under the age of 40 to recognize "the most outstanding article" on comparative law. In 2011, he was appointed Chair of the Younger Comparativists Committee in the American Society of Comparative Law. In 2012, his paper on American constitutional amendment theory was selected for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.
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He has been a law professor since 2009. In 2010, he received the Hessel Yntema Prize, which is given annually to a scholar under the age of 40 to recognize "the most outstanding article" on comparative law. In 2011, he was appointed Chair of the Younger Comparativists Committee in the American Society of Comparative Law. In 2012, his paper on American constitutional amendment theory was selected for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.
To contact Richard Albert, connect with him on Facebook, LinkedIn, or by email.
Scholarship
1. The Separation of Higher Powers, 65 Southern Methodist University Law Review (forthcoming 2012)
2. The Constitutional Politics of the Establishment Clause, 87 Chicago-Kent Law Review (forthcoming 2012) (Symposium)
3. The Cult of Constitutionalism, 39 Florida State University Law Review (forthcoming 2012)
4. Democratic Revolutions, 89 Denver Law Review (forthcoming 2011)
5. The Next Constitutional Revolution, 88 University of Detroit Mercy Law Review (forthcoming 2011) (Symposium)
6. The Constitutional Politics of Presidential Succession, 39 Hofstra Law Review 497 (2011)
7. Constitutional Handcuffs, 42 Arizona State Law Journal 663 (2010)
8. Secularism, Religion and Multicultural Citizenship, 52 Journal of Church and State 158 (2010)
9. Presidential Values in Parliamentary Democracies, 8 International Journal of Constitutional Law 207 (2010)
10. Constitutional Rights, Moral Controversy, and the Supreme Court, 51 Journal of Church and State 710 (2009)
11. The Fusion of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism, 57 American Journal of Comparative Law 531 (2009)
12. Nonconstitutional Amendments, 22 Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 5 (2009)
13. Counterconstitutionalism, 33 Dalhousie Law Journal 1 (2008)
14. Advisory Review, 45 Alberta Law Review 1037 (2008)
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16. Religion in the New Republic, 67 Louisiana Law Review 1 (2006)
17. The Evolving Vice Presidency, 78 Temple Law Review 811 (2005)
19. Popular Will and the Establishment Clause, 35 Memphis Law Review 199 (2005)
20. Beyond the Conventional Establishment Clause Narrative, 28 Seattle Law Review 329 (2005)
21. Protest, Proportionality, and the Politics of Privacy, 27 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review 1 (2005)
Occasional Commentary
1. Romney's Tea Party Threat, Politico Arena, January 7, 2012
2. The Constitutional Politics of the Tea Party Movement, Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, March 27, 2011
3. Can the United Kingdom Still Change the Canadian Constitution?, The Mark News, October 28, 2010
4. Why the President Wins if the Democrats Lose, The Huffington Post, September 29, 2010
5. America's Forgotten Founders, The Huffington Post, August 24, 2010
6. Is America a Christian Nation?, The Huffington Post, July 31, 2010
7. Why the Tea Party is Good for America, The Huffington Post, June 23, 2010
8. Fund Nomination Candidates, The Mark News, June 8, 2010
9. President Palin?, The Huffington Post, May 28, 2010
10. Our Conscience-in-Chief, The Huffington Post, April 27, 2010
11. The Next Justice, The Huffington Post, March 25, 2010
12. Canada's Looming Succession Crisis, The Mark News, March 14, 2010
13. Karzai's Cabinet Quandary, United Press International, March 12, 2010
14. The Rhetoric of Redemption in Presidential Elections, The Huffington Post, February 22, 2010
15. Presidential Roulette, The Huffington Post, January 27, 2010
16. The Price of Freedom, The Huffington Post, January 22, 2010
17. Pakistan's Patriots, United Press International, December 22, 2009
18. Telling the Story of History, The Huffington Post, December 11, 2009
19. The Politics of Prosecution, The Hill, December 1, 2009
20. Karzai at a Crossroads, United Press International, November 23, 2009
21. God Bless Canada?, The Hill Times, November 9, 2009
22. History is on Romney’s Side, The Hill, October 9, 2009
23. Why Canada Needs Another Tory Majority, Hamilton Spectator, October 3, 2009
24. Promoted to the Senate on Principle, not Patronage, Winnipeg Free Press, September 4, 2009
25. Why President Obama Should be More Machiavellian, Boston Herald, August 24, 2009
26. For Country and Legacy, Karzai Should Stand Down, United Press International, August 11, 2009
27. Czars Run Counter to President Obama’s Promises, Politico, July 20, 2009
28. When is a Coup Legitimate?, The Mark News, July 13, 2009
29. The Politics of Senate Reform, The Mark News, June 1, 2009
30. Ban the Bloc?, The Mark News, May 4, 2009
31. The Challenge of Democracy in India, United Press International, April 30, 2009
32. North Korea’s Trap for Japan, United Press International, April 23, 2009
33. Time to Support Democracy in Madagascar, Embassy Magazine, April 22, 2009
34. A Prescription for Peace in Zimbabwe, The Zimbabwe Telegraph, April 20, 2009
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