More than a decade after the emergence of public law approaches to international institutions, such as Global Administrative Law, Global Constitutionalism, or International Public Authority, the international order has changed dramatically. The Trump administration and Brexit epitomize a growing trend against global governance. What had once been taken for granted – the proliferation of institutional...
Tag: <span>TUESDAY JUNE 26 2018 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM</span>
“READER MEETS AUTHOR“ OF “DISCRIMINATION AS STIGMA“ BY IYIOLA SOLANKE. PART 1/2: THE UNITED STATES RESPONSE
“Meets Author Roundtable“ to discuss recently released book: “Discrimination as Stigma“ by Iyiola Solanke. Equality Law Scholars from diverse regions and perspectives will each address the comparative law approach to discrimination offered in the book and how it relates to their own region and research. The regions include: Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Brazil and...
SECESSIONISM WITHIN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES
The political developments in Catalunya concerning its contested referendum and the (suspended) unilateral declaration of independence have reopened the debate on secessionism in Europe. The proposed panel aims at analysing the challenges that such movements pose both for the respective constitutional orders and the European edifice in general. López Bofill‘s paper argues that the prohibitions...
DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW IN ASIA (II)
Epic clashes between democracy and the rule of law now increasingly arise in many Asian jurisdictions. Indeed, these new battlegrounds have demonstrated a global reality: that these vastly important principles not only complement one other and help to sustain governments and nations, but also frequently converge, thus jeopardising such institutional arrangements. Recent events in East...
INTEROPERABILITY OF SECURITY EXECUTIVES
Bulk collection of data has over the years challenged the purpose limitation principle in the field of security. In the context of information gathering, processing and sharing, interoperable networks and agencies reveal the inadequacy of this approach but contains the seeds of how the limits can be overcome. Interoperability houses the potential to simplify the...
BOOK PANEL: PARLIAMENT’S SECRET WAR – VERONIKA FIKFAK, HAYLEY J. HOOPER
At a time of increased tensions in Korea and elsewhere around the globe, a book-panel discussion of Parliament’s Secret War offers an opportunity to provide insights into how far the UK Parliament can hold the British Government accountable for decisions to use military force. The invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the UK Coalition Government’s...
CITIZENSHIP THROUGH MEMORY POLITICS: DISTRIBUTION OF PASSPORTS AS GAME ON HISTORY
The proposed panel will include papers offering reflections on the relationship between the legal categories of citizenship in EU member states and the concept and philosophical notion of citizenship as related to memory and the past, particularly to the most dramatic historical events, such as genocide and expulsion. These reflections will cover the motivations behind...
AFTER DEMOCRACY: NEW CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
Recent events have shown mature democracies beset by threats to constitutionalism and human rights. This panel brings global and comparative perspectives to bear on this phenomenon. Along with internationally prominent events like the United Kingdom‘s decision to leave the European Union, this panel examines new challenges facing societies that tend to be less frequently discussed...