Category: Developments
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Now Available: The I·CONnect-Clough Center 2016 Global Review of Constitutional Law
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School and David Landau, Florida State University College of Law I·CONnect is pleased to partner with the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy to bring you a first-of-it-kind resource: the I·CONnect-Clough Center 2016 Global Review of Constitutional Law (ISBN: 978-0-692-92516-4).
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Special Announcement–2016 Global Review of Constitutional Law–Coming Tomorrow
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School We are pleased to announce that I-CONnect has partnered with the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy to bring you a first-of-its-kind resource on the state of constitutional law around the world. The I-CONnect-Clough Center 2016 Global Review of Constitutional Law will feature reports on constitutional law…
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What’s New in Public Law
–Angélique Devaux, Cheuvreux Notaires, Paris, France, Diplômée notaire, LL.M. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law 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…
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Save the Date–Conference on “Rewriting the Canadian Constitution”–Boston College Law School–October 19-20, 2017
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School I am pleased to announce that Boston College Law School will host a major conference to mark the sesquicentennial of Confederation in Canada on October 19-20, 2017. The program, entitled “Rewriting the Canadian Constitution,” will feature four panels and a moderated luncheon discussion with the Hon.
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Giving Life Back to Liberty in India: Unique Identification and Beyond (I-CONnect Column)
—Menaka Guruswamy, B.R Ambedkar Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School and Advocate, Supreme Court of India Child rights activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Shanta Sinha has spent much of her life fighting the good fight. When she realised that many of the poorest of the poor in India could not access social…
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Conference Report–Symposium on “What can Central and Eastern Europe Learn from the Development of Canada’s Constitutional System?”
–Emese Pásztor, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University On 28 June, 2017, in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada in Budapest, the Faculty of Law of ELTE Eötvös Loránd University held an international symposium on the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
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The Polish Revolution: 2015-2017
—Anna Sledzinska-Simon, University of Wroclaw Today’s revolutions do not need violence to bring about a deep change of political structures. Instead, they may occur by a gradual overtake of all public powers, including the judiciary, by the winning majority. The Polish Revolution did not happen overnight, but through a series of acts taking place under…
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What’s New in Public Law
–Sandeep Suresh, Research Associate (Jindal Global Law School) 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.
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Special Discount–New Book–The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment
I-CONnect is pleased to share a special 20% discount code for our readers interested in a new volume on The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment, edited by Richard Albert, Boston College Law School, Xenophon Contiades, Panteoin University of Social and Political Sciences, and Alkmene Fotiadou, Centre for European Constitutional Law.
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Conference Report–Symposium on “The Constitution of Canada: History, Evolution, Influence, and Reform”
—Asress Gikay, Matteo Monti, and Orlando Scarcello, Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa (SSSA)–Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy On May 24, 2017, the Institute of Law, Politics and Development (Istituto di Diritto, Politica e Sviluppo) [DIRPOLIS] of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies hosted a symposium on “The Constitution of Canada: History, Evolution, Influence & Reform”,…