Comparative constitutional studies has been energised by the application and development of quantitative and computational methods. This panel showcases how three cutting-edge approaches cast new light on central topics within the field: the use of agent-based models to simulate the development of judicial power; the use of natural language processing methods to measure constitutional change;...
Tag: <span>WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2018 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM</span>
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW, REGULATION AND JUSTICE IN BREXIT
The panel explores the relationship between law, regulation and justice as to Brexit, at national and international level as a question of socio-legal and critical legal studies. Whose justice is affected by Brexit? How is a ‘just‘ Brexit to be evaluated? What are objective analytical tools for evaluating significant shifts in regulatory orders and structures?...
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS III
The early twenty-first century appears of be a period of turmoil in many seemingly stable constitutional democracies. This panel and two others discuss such questions as these: Are there general forces weakening constitutional democracy around the world, or are there nation-specific reasons for crises that simply happen to be occurring at roughly the same time?...
PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OF EXECUTIVE POWER: TRACING THE GAPS OF INFORMATION
This panel centres on the role of information in the parliamentary control of executive power. It maps and analyses the challenges of information asymmetries in security and finance as two fields where executive privileges predominate. Despite a vast literature on issues of parliamentary control, the specific features and consequences of gaps of information have been...
“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown“: when national executives are under siege – a South African perspective
The executive branch wields a considerable amount of power. If this power, however, is abused or captured by third parties it may have dire consequences for a state‘s democratic system, people, and economy. Recently the situation in South Africa with regard to the President (national execuitve) has become increasingly strained. The South African President seems...
A Comparative Study of the Preliminary Reference Procedure under the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
This paper discusses the preliminary reference procedure under Article 158(3) of the Hong Kong Basic Law and its transplantation from Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (EU). It argues that this part of Hong Kong constitutional law is woefully underdeveloped due in large part to the unwillingness of the...