Tsukuba Global Science Week 2020: "How Can Constitutions Deal with COVID-19?"

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In 2020, states are taking emergency measures to deal with the outbreak of the COVID-19. Civil liberties are typically prioritised in the constitutional norm. However, public health and public welfare tend to be prioritised in emergency measures to combat the COVID-19, and civil liberties tend to be limited. It is crucial to rethink which constitutional norm should be prioritised in this unprecedented situation. Based on this background, this session examines the cases in France, Switzerland, the United States and Japan, and explores the possibility of legislation and interpretation of constitutional laws from multidisciplinary perspectives.

Date: September, 29 2020 (Tue.)

Time: 14:30-18:00 (JST), 1:30-5:00 (EDT), 7:30-11:00 (CET)

Style: Online Registration

Deadline: September 23, 2020 (JST).

Registration: Choose "Session 6-2 How Can Constitutions Deal with COVID-19?" through this website. Participation method will be sent to those who register by September 27, 2020 (JST).

Website of the session: https://tgsw.tsukuba.ac.jp/update/session_en/418/

Contact: akiyama.hajime.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp

Contents:

  • "The French Constitution facing COVID-19 crisis: How the exceptional is made normal" Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche (Professor, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University)

  • "COVID-19 and the Swiss Constitution" Véronique Boillet (Associate Professor, University of Lausanne)

  • "COVID-19 and the US Constitution" Jeffrey Miller (Project Manager, Academy of European Law, European University Institute)

  • "COVID-19 and the Japanese Constitution" Hajime Akiyama (Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba)

Discussants:

Comparative Law: Joelle Grogan (Senior Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University London)

Public Health: Yukiko Wagatsuma (Professor, University of Tsukuba)

Politics: Giorgio Shani (Professor, International Christian University)