Comparative constitutional law Comparative Election Law, by James A. Gardner 2 Dec 20222 Dec 2022 A society’s commitment to democracy does not implement itself. Such a commitment must be brought to life by the establishment through law of the rules and institutions by which that…
Comparative constitutional law The Language of Constitutional Comparison by Francois Venter (Edward Elgar, 2022) 18 Nov 202213 Jan 2023 1 Constitutional polysemy How constitutional lawyers communicate in the 21st Century has become a matter of concern, because their established lexicon is imbued with implications, suppositions, historical baggage, epistemic premises…
Comparative constitutional law Comparative Constitutional Studies – A new international journal 4 Oct 20222 Oct 2022 The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at Melbourne Law School is proud to announce the launch of Comparative Constitutional Studies (‘CCS’), a new peer reviewed international journal of comparative constitutional…
Comparative constitutional law Social Rights and the Constitutional Moment: Learning from Chile and International Experiences (Hart 2022), edited by Koldo Casla, Magdalena Sepúlveda, Vicente Silva and Valentina Contreras 22 Jul 202220 Jul 2022 In the 1990s, Bruce Ackerman defined ‘constitutional moments’ as historic milestones of intense deliberation and change in a country’s politics, change that reflects in the country’s constitutional settlement. Since October 2019, Chile…
Comparative administrative law… Outsourcing Rulemaking Powers, by C Jenart 1 Jul 20221 Jul 2022 Introduction Imagine a statute that confers powers on an independent regulator to decide on technicalities related to electricity and gas. Imagine a statute or statutory instrument that incorporates articles of…
Bell John… Academic Global Trotters: Comparison of the Italian and French Public Law Academics in the UK, by Marie-Claire Ponthoreau 6 May 20226 May 2022 The United Kingdom is a land of welcome for European academics and this is also true for public law specialists. But for how much longer? Among those who have settled…
Comparative constitutional law… Judicial Law-Making in European Constitutional Courts (Routledge 2020), edited by Monika Florczak-Wątor 11 Mar 20228 Feb 2022 Research aims and hypothesis Constitutional courts determine the shape of the legal order, not only by derogating unconstitutional norms but also by modifying and supplementing those norms that remain as…
Comparative constitutional law… Droit(s) constitutionnel(s) comparé(s) (2n edn Economica 2021), by Marie-Claire Ponthoreau 26 Nov 202112 Sep 2021 “Comparative constitutional law" is a difficult subject to grasp. Such a statement may surprise or even confuse readers, especially students. The new edition of Droit(s) constitutionnel(s) comparé(s) sets to unpack this difficult…
Human rights & comparisons… The Regulation of Hate Speech Online and its Enforcement in Comparative Perspective, by Oliver Butler 9 Nov 20219 Nov 2021 The BACL Annual Seminar at the SLS Annual Conference took place on 31st August 2021 (the recording is available by clicking here). The panel was formed following a call for…
Comparative constitutional law… Constitutional change in the contemporary socialist world, by Bui Ngoc Son 8 Oct 202127 Aug 2021 The Socialist World in Comparative Constitutional Law The collapse of the Soviet bloc in the late twentieth century, which precipitated a massive transition from communism into constitutional democracy in Europe,…