Response to The Alchemists book

This response will be based on Sujit Choudhry‘s expertise in the area of constitution-building and democracy-building, and on the proliferation of constitutional courts in particular. Prof. Choudhry has already read the book in full and provided a blurb on the book’s Cambridge Press webpages stating: “Tom Gerald Daly‘s The Alchemists is an important contribution to...

Panel 40, TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Response to The Alchemists book

This response will be based on David Landau‘s expertise in the area of constitution‐building and democracy‐building, and on constitutional courts in particular. Prof. Landau has already read the book in full and provided a blurb on the book’s Cambridge Press webpages stating: “Comparative constitutionalists, political scientists, and policymakers have recently shown great faith in the...

Panel 40, TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Response to The Alchemists book

This response will be based on Dr Hailbronner’s expertise in comparative constitutional law, focused on Europe and Africa, and on her core research concerning the development of German constitutionalism and the development of the Federal Constitutional Court’s extensive authority. This is a central theme in The Alchemists book, which argues that the German experience laid...

Panel 40, TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Commentary on the book

The commentator will address the problems uncovered in the book relating to the relationship between international law and domestic politics and the role of the Westminster Parliament on questions of national and international security, including the solutions proposed by the book to reinvigorate parliamentary discourse and to address government withholding of classified information.

Panel 48, TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM