Conference - 'The Future of Liberal Democracy' - University of Texas, Austin, USA, 21-23 February 2019

Liberal democracy is under attack in many countries across the globe. It is under stress in several others. And in those countries where liberal democracy remains strong, political actors are bracing for what may come. On February 21-23, 2019, my faculty colleague Sandy Levinson and I will convene a major international conference on The Future of Liberal Democracy here at The University of Texas at Austin. Our program will gather 30 outstanding scholars from around the world to diagnose what ails liberal democracy and also to debate what can be done to save it.

Early Career Researchers Workshop: 'Political Parties, Partisanship, and the Constitution' - Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Oxford University, UK, 14-15 March 2019

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Application deadline: 11 January 2019

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights calls for papers for a workshop for early career-researchers on the topic of Political Parties, Partisanship, and the Constitution, with the generous support of the Programme for the Foundations of Law and Constitutional Government to be held on March 14-15, 2019 in Oxford, United Kingdom.

RECONNECT Panel Debate: 'How to Tackle Rule of Law Backsliding in the EU?' - InfoPoint Europa - Schuman, Brussels, Belgium, 20 March 2019

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There have been important developments and decisions taken in the past few months with respect to the rule of law in the European Union (EU). This includes, for example, the European Commission's proposal on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law, which would bring conditionalities within the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework, and the recent vote in the European Parliament (EP) to link EU funds to rule of law. The EP also initiated greater scrutiny over Hungary's attempts to undermine democratic institutions, while the European Commission initiated an Article 7 proceeding against Poland.

Colloquium: 'The Other ‘Transitology’: Pathways into and out of Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century - Empirical and Normative Perspectives'  - Princeton, USA, 29-30 March 2019

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A colloquium organized under the auspices of the “Constitutionalism under Stress” Project, co-sponsored by Princeton University and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. 

The topic is “The Other ‘Transitology’: Pathways into and out of Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century – Empirical and Normative Perspectives.”

ESIL IG on International Organisations: ‘An Ambivalent Engagement: International Organisations and the Rule of Law’ - Göttingen, Germany, 3 April 2019

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Application Deadline: 23 November 2018

The ESIL Interest Group on International Organisations is organising an IG event on the occasion of the ESIL Research Forum in Göttingen.

The IG event will be on Wednesday 3 April 2019, and the topic is ‘An Ambivalent Engagement: International Organisations and the Rule of Law’.

All ESIL members are invited to submit a paper for the event.

'Judicial Authority Under Pressure: Politicisation and Backlash Against Courts in the Age of Populism' - Université Catholique de Louvain, Mons, Belgium, 8-12 April 2019

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Abstract

In the last 25 years or so, the judicialization of politics has been a recurrent theme in both international relations and comparative politics. Scholars from a variety of disciplines have pointed to the increasingly powerful role of courts in allocating resources, as well as shaping societal values (Tate and Vallinder 1995, Hirschl 2004). Judicialization is evidenced by the transfer of decisions-once rendered by representative institutions-to courts. …

German Law Journal Symposium on Populism and Constitutionalism, LSE, United Kingdom, 25-26 April 2019

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On 25th and 26th April 2019 the German Law Journal organizes, in cooperation with Cambridge University Press, a symposium on Populism and Constitutionalism, hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The programme is available now on the Journal’s site at CUP. Registration is also open. There is no conference fee. On the back of this symposium, we are also proud to announce a unique double special issue (that’s right, two special issues) on the same topic of ‘Populism and Constitutionalism’, which will come out in May 2019, so stay tuned!

Registration is free to attend, and participants can attend either or both days. Advance registration is required.

'Century of Radical Right Extremism: New Approaches' - Richmond, American University, London, UK, 15-17 May 2019

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Application Deadline: 15 December 2018

This is the Inaugural Conference of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR)

Text of Call for Papers

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I hope this finds you well. It is with great delight that the steering group and I write to you to confirm that CARR’s inaugural conference will be happening on 15-17th May 2019 at Richmond, the American University in London.

'#CyberspaceIRL: Rule of Law Approaches to Virtual Threats' - U.S. Institute of Peace , Washington DC, USA, 21 May 2019

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A $600 billion black market, cybercrime has transformed the digital world into a sophisticated platform to steal and profit from personal data, undermine civil rights, manipulate elections, disseminate anti-democratic propaganda, and steal intelligence. Yet, cyberspaces remain largely unregulated. This lack of governance is a major challenge and concern for legal practitioners, human rights champions, and policymakers.

'What's the Point of the Rule of Law?' - NED, Washington D.C., USA, 22 May 2019

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About the Event

Beginning in the 1990s, ‘rule of law’ emerged on the agendas of most Western aid donors. It was thought to be a key element in solving a host of political, economic, and social ills—from corruption and economic underdevelopment to weak political institutions and state abuse of power. Yet successful efforts to strengthen or instill the rule of law in places where it is weak or lacking have not been conspicuous. Why?

CfP: Young Researchers Workshop on the impact of European law on National Constitutions - Siena, 14-15 June 2019

Workshop for young researchers on the impact of European law on National Constitutions

 

Thirty years after 1989.

Questions about democracy, between national States and European Union.

 

Friday 14th of June 2019 (14.30 – 19) - Saturday 15th of June 2019 (9.30 - 13)

Aula Franco Romani, Department of Business and Law

Plesso San Francesco - Piazza San Francesco 7, Siena

CfP: IVR Conference 'Dignity, Democracy, and Diversity' - University of Lucerne, Switzerland, 7-13 July 2019

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The Call for Papers for the 29th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, to be held at the University of Lucerne, is now open.

The special theme of the 2019 congress is "Dignity, Democracy, Diversity". Our aim is to open a discursive space for reflection and discussion on pressing human rights concerns, on the contemporary challenges of realising political autonomy, and on questions regarding cultural pluralism, citizenship and integration. The issues at stake in these debates are of interest not only to legal and social philosophers but also to policymakers, NGO representatives, practicing lawyers and the general public, as well as academics from various disciplines. We are thus keen to instigate a wide-ranging dialogue that welcomes and respects diverse points of view.

Conference - 'Democracy, Populism, and Judicial Power' - Monash University Prato Centre, Italy, 24-26 July 2019

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Application deadline - 19 November 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2019 meeting of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) RC09 Comparative Judicial Studies will be held at the Monash University Prato Centre, 20 km outside of Florence. The 2019 conference takes place 24-26 July 2019, and the conference theme is Democracy, Populism, and Judicial Power: Where to from Here?

Conference: 'Democratic Renewal in Times of Polarisation. The Case of Belgium' - KU Leuven, Belgium, 19-20 September 2019

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Theme of the Conference

Democracy is in crisis: participation in elections is dropping, opinions are polarizing, and there is a widespread belief that parties and politicians fail to represent all citizens. This has created a strong push towards experimentation with various “democratic innovations”. Recent years have seen a veritable explosion in new forms of citizen participation and deliberation around the world. At the same time, there is a renewed interest in forms of “direct democracy” such as the referendum and the popular initiative.