Changes… So, are legal systems actually converging or diverging? An investigation into the evolution of the law post-crisis, by Emilie Ghio 17 May 20241 May 2024 “Are legal systems converging or diverging?” This is a question that has vexed legal scholars and comparatists for decades, especially as legal convergence is not a new concept. Its philosophical…
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…
Covid-19 - comparative perspectives… Rethinking the Role of Law and Legal Institutions in Times of Crisis, by Emilie Ghio 10 Dec 20216 Dec 2021 1. The research group 1.1 The IRC Team At the end of 2020, academics and industry professionals came together to form a research group looking at the way in which…
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…
Comparative constitutional law… Guillaume Tusseau, Contentieux constitutionnel comparé. Une introduction critique au droit processuel constitutionnel, Paris La Défense, Lextenso, 2021, 1452 p. 27 Jul 202119 Jul 2021 In the last few months, several constitutional judges have made the headlines. Among others, the German Federal Constitutional Court has opposed the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Purchase Programme, leading…
Environment… Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives, by Ivano ALOGNA 25 Jun 202114 Jun 2021 The title refers both to our presentation during the last BACL Annual Seminar and our newly published edited volume (I. Alogna, C. Bakker and J.-P. Gauci (eds), Climate Change Litigation:…
Call for papers… CALL FOR BLOG POSTS – REGULATION OF FAKE NEWS AND ITS ENFORCEMENT 3 Nov 202028 Feb 2021 The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) invites submissions for its blog on the theme “The regulation of fake news and its enforcement” (click here for BACL blog). Fake news…
Call for papers… Covid-19 in comparative perspective – CALL FOR BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS 15 Apr 2020 The current covid-19 pandemic is bringing into sharp focus two key questions at the core of comparative law research: first, globalisation and how increasing and intense are our political, social,…
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