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What’s New in Public Law
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—Juan Sebastián López, researcher in international human rights law and constitutional law, J.D. Universidad Externado de Colombia. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from…
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The Cautious Attitude of the Italian Constitutional Court on Assisted Suicide: An Example of “Passive Activism”?
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—Tania Groppi, Università degli Studi di Siena [Editor’s Note: This is one of our ICONnect columns. For more on our 2024 columnists, see here.] On July 18th, 2024, the Italian Constitutional Court (hereinafter ICC) ruled (for the fourth time in the last few years) on assisted suicide (decision n° 135/2024). This judgment can be considered…
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After Chevron: The Constitutional Foundations of U.S. Administrative Law from a Comparative Latin American Perspective
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–José Ignacio Hernández, Constitutional and Administrative Law Professor, Catholic University and Central University (Venezuela). Invited Professor, PUCMM (Dominican Republic), Castilla La Mancha and La Coruña (Spain), Senior Associate, Center for Strategical and International Studies. In the Loper Bright case[1], the Supreme Court overruled Chevron, stating that “Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether…
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What’s New in Public Law
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—Benjamin Nurkić, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law University of Tuzla and a member of the Constitutional Committee of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. —Silvia Talavera Lodos, PhD Candidate, School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in…
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CJEU Delivers Pivotal Decision on Women’s Rights and International Protection: Judgment C-646/21
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–Virginia Lemme, University of Siena Is being a woman who believes in the value of gender equality sufficient for recognition of international protection in the context of refugee status? On June 11, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision[1], pertaining to the case C- 646/21, addressing once again the…
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Documenting Injustice: Constitutional Challenges on Celluloid – A Reportage from Sheffield DocFest 2024
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—Mara Malagodi, Reader (Associate Professor), Warwick Law School The 2024 edition of Sheffield DocFest “Reflections on Realities” took place on 12-17 June. I attended as an industry delegate. Using the films screened and the discussions held at this fascinating event, I will explore in this post the intriguing question of what we can learn by…
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The Catalan Process of Independence and the Spanish Amnesty Act
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— Pau Bossacoma Busquets, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. After being rejected by the upper house of the Spanish Parliament, the Amnesty Act 2024 “for the institutional, political and social normalization in Catalonia” has nonetheless been passed by the lower house with an absolute majority (177 Ayes v. 172 Nays). To examine this controversial statute we…
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What’s New in Public Law
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—Mikołaj Wolanin, Master’s student, University of Warsaw (Poland) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the public law blogosphere. To submit relevant developments…
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Feminist Constitutionalism: Part VIII – The Future of Feminist Constitutionalism: Challenges and Opportunities
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This is the eighth and final essay in a special eight-part series on Feminist Constitutionalism, organized by Melina Girardi Fachin as part of the project ‘Transforming Judicial Outcomes for Women in Canada and Brazil’, which is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). For more information about Feminist Constitutionalism, please…
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What’s New in Public Law
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Today @iconnect_blog, a report from Yacine Ben Chaabane Mousli on public law developments in the world–cases, papers, CFPs & more: #url#
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Feminist Constitutionalism: Part VII – Case Studies II: Landmark Feminist Constitutional Decisions
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This is the seventh essay in a special eight-part series on Feminist Constitutionalism, organized by Melina Girardi Fachin as part of the project ‘Transforming Judicial Outcomes for Women in Canada and Brazil’, which is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). For more information about Feminist Constitutionalism, please email Melina…
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What’s New in Public Law
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—Wilson Seraine da Silva Neto, PhD Candidate in Economic Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts…
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Convocatoria Quinto Número en Español : International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON) [Call for Papers: 5th Spanish-language issue, ICON]
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Tras el éxito de la convocatoria a los primeros números en español, el International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON) tiene el agrado de invitar a la comunidad académica hispanoparlante a enviar artículos originales para ser incluidos en el quinto número que ICON publicará completamente en español el año 2025. Los artículos serán publicados en…
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What’s New in Public Law
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Surbhi Karwa, PhD Candidate, UNSW-Sydney In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the public law blogosphere. To submit relevant developments for our weekly…
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What’s New in Public Law
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—Nicola Abate, Ph.D. Candidate in Law at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the public law blogosphere. To…
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Local Authorities as Guarantors of the Rule of Law: Recent Developments in the Council of Europe
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—Tania Groppi, Università degli Studi di Siena [Editor’s Note: This is one of our ICONnect columns. For more on our 2024 columnists, see here.] Local government is usually absent from the theoretical debates on the pillars of constitutional law, such as human rights, separation of powers, rule of law. “Which branch of government should we…
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Feminist Constitutionalism: Part VI — The Woman as Subject of Fundamental Rights in the Jurisprudence of the Brazilian Supreme Court
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This is the sixth essay in a special eight-part series on Feminist Constitutionalism, organized by Melina Girardi Fachin, as part of the project ‘Transforming Judicial Outcomes for Women in Canada and Brazil,’ which is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). For more information about Feminist Constitutionalism, please contact Melina…
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Feminist Constitutionalism: Part V – From Paper to Reality: Implementing Feminist Constitutional Principles
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This is the fifth essay in a special eight-part series on Feminist Constitutionalism, organized by Melina Girardi Fachin, as part of the project ‘Transforming Judicial Outcomes for Women in Canada and Brazil,’ which is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). For more information about Feminist Constitutionalism, please contact Melina…
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What’s New in Public Law
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–Neslihan Çetin, PhD Candidate (University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the public law blogosphere. To submit relevant developments…
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