What’s New in Public Law

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–Gonen Ilan and Sarthak Sahoo

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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 feature on “What’s New in Public Law,” please email iconnecteditors@gmail.com.

Developments in Constitutional Courts

1. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia read down parts of a law that permitted government institutions, institutions, professions, and corporations from instituting suits for defamation.
2. The Court of Justice of the European Union held that the Republic of Malta could not commercialise away a right to Maltese (and thus EU) citizenship based on investments made into its jurisdiction.
3. The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that the decisions of sharia courts or courts of kazi-s would no force of law and cannot be enforced by state sanction.
4. The Constitutional Court of South Africa has held that prohibiting prisoners from using personal computers in their cell for studying is unconstitutional.

In the News

1. The European Court of Human Rights has elected Judge Mattias Guyomar (France) as its President with effect from 30 May 2025.
2. The President of India Droupadi Murli has notified the appointment of Justice BR Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India with effect from 14 May 2025.
3. The United Arab Emirates has announced its plans to introduce artificial intelligence in the process of creating proposals, drafting, and suggesting future of legislation.

New Scholarship

1. Mark Movsesian, ‘Status, Conduct, Belief, and Message’ Chicago-Kent Law Review (forthcoming 2025)
2. Ilan Wurman, ‘Jurisdiction and Citizenship’ Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25-27
3. Alessandro Corda, ‘The Legitimacy Of Criminal Law And The Performance Crises Of Penality’ Criminal Law Forum (2025)

Calls for Papers and Announcements

1. The Journal of Public Health is planning a special supplement on ‘Ethics, values and law for public health in a world in turmoil’. It invites paper submissions by 15 May 2025.
2. The Asian Journal of Law and Society has announced a special issue, to be released in 2027, on ‘Courts and Governance in Asia’. It invites a proposed title and an abstract by 31 July 2025. The final manuscript must be submitted by 31 May 2026.
3. The RGNUL Student Research Review has announced its Volume 11 Issue 1 on ‘Comparative Law in a Changing World’. It invites abstracts by 15 June 2025. The final manuscript must be submitted by 31 July 2025.

Elsewhere Online

1. Steven Calabresi, ‘The Tariffs Imposed by President Trump Are Unconstitutional’ (The Volokh Conspiracy 30 April 2025)
2. Giuliano Vosa, ‘All This for «Primacy»?’ (Verfassungsblog 01 May 2025)
3. Leah Trueblood, ‘Judicial Review of Prorogation in Canada: The Applicability of Miller/Cherry v Prime Minister to MacKinnon v Canada’ (UK Constitutional Law Association 29 April 2025)
4. Aleydis Nissen, ‘Green Court – South Korean Constitutional Court Rules Landmark Climate Judgement’ (EJIL:Talk! 29 April 2025)