Comparative Constitutional Law & Politics: Emerging Trends in the Field March 20, 2015 * 10:30 AM -‐ 4:00 PM * EM 119
Non-legal factors in judicial decision-making Chair by Professor Ran Hirschl
Faculty of Law & Department of Political Science 10:30-12:00
Presentation #1: Which Incentives do Judges Have in Public Deliberation? A Case Study of the Brazilian Supreme Court Presentation #2: Regional Appointments to the Canadian Supreme Court: Symbolic or Substantive? Presentation #3: Whose Juristocracy? Power Struggle inside the Judiciary
The power and the people Chair by Professor Ana Bejarano Department of Political Science
1:00-2:30 Presentation #1: Muslim Political Thought in Colonial India Jinnah, Iqbal, and the Future of Indian Muslims Presentation #2: Constituent power in Bahrain Mapping constitutional contestation across time Presentation #3: The Seeds of Moderation - Institution-Building for a Post-Civil War Syria
Jurisdictions beyond the borders Chair by Professor David Schneiderman
Faculty of Law 2:45-4:00
Presentation #1: Moving Forward: A Legal Analysis of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States' Changed Position on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Presentation #2: Internationalization of Constitutional Law in the case of Kazakhstan
All are welcome!
Funding for this workshop is generously provided by the Canada Research Chair in Constitutionalism, Democracy and Development
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