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The article presents a collective work coordinated by Manuel Aragón Reyes, José Tudela Aranda, and Diego Valadés Ríos that addresses the current challenges of Constitutional Law in the 21st century. The work compiles the works of thirty-two authors from different generations and nationalities, and seeks to adapt the discipline to the challenges of the new century to ensure the health of democracies. The topics addressed include the digital revolution, globalization, political disaffection, the rise of nationalism and populism, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate emergency. The work also analyzes gender equality, state neutrality, the right to privacy, the right to life, the regulation of freedom of expression and information in the digital environment, and social rights. [Extracted from the article]

This study analyzes the evolution of a pivotal element of the jurisprudence of the United States Supreme Court: the doctrine of strict scrutiny and its application to racial classifications. Since the 1990s, the Supreme Court has applied the strict scrutiny test to all racial classifications, even those designed to benefit historically disadvantaged groups. According to a critical academic sector, subjecting affirmative actions to the same constitutional standard of review that is applied to traditional forms of discrimination runs counter to the original rationale of the two-tiered review. A doctrine born to provide heightened protection for certain minorities appears to have become an instrument serving the interests of the dominant majority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]