—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School
The official launch of the International Society of Public Law will coincide with the Society’s Inaugural Conference on “Rethinking the Boundaries of Public Law and Public Space,” to be held in Florence, Italy, on June 26–28, 2014.
The opening session will be held at Palazzo Vecchio, the historic town hall of Florence, and the remaining sessions will take place at the European University Institute and the University of Florence.
Conference organizers are pleased by the overwhelming response to the creation of the new Society. Hundreds of scholars from around the world have joined the Society. If you would like to join the Society, you may do so online here.
Conference attendees are asked to confirm their attendance here by May 31, 2014. Attendees are also asked to book accommodations immediately, as late-June is high season in Florence. A list of affiliated hotels is available here.
The Conference will feature a keynote address by Jeremy Waldron, three plenary sessions, and roughly 60 concurrent panels. The plenary panels are detailed below in the Provisional Program. The concurrent panels are available here.
Thursday, June 26, 2014, Palazzo Vecchio
| 12:30 | Registration starting |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Opening of Conference: Sabino Cassese |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Keynote Address: Jeremy Waldron |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | 1st Plenary Session Democracy and Governance in a Multicultural World Plenary Paper: Robert O. Keohane Chair: Michel Rosenfeld Discussants: Miguel Maduro and Seyla Benhabib |
| 17:30–19:00 | Cocktail Reception |
Friday, June 27, 2014, University of Florence, Novoli
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Panels (concurrent) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13.30 | Panels (concurrent) |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Lunch, Hotel Hilton |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Panels (concurrent) |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee Break |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | 2nd Plenary Session The International in Constitutional Adjudication and the Constitutional in International Adjudication Plenary Paper: Joseph H.H. Weiler Chair: Hélène Ruiz Fabri Discussants: Ran Hirschl and Gráinne de Búrca |
Saturday, June 28, 2014, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Panels (concurrent) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 3rd Plenary Session Gender and the Boundaries of Public Law Plenary paper: Ruth Rubio Marin Chair: Sabino Cassese Discussants: Mattias Kumm and Marta Cartabia |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
The International Society of Public Law looks forward to welcoming you to Florence in June, and invites all public law scholars, whether attending this inaugural event or not, to join the Society here.
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