The Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism (GCDC) at UCL invites expressions of interest from scholars proposing country case studies on the problem of authoritarian holdover appointments during processes of democratic or constitutional recovery.

Expression of interest deadline: 10 April 2026

UCD Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin: 22 April 2026

Deadline for Abstracts: 13 March 2026.

Within the general framework of the Conference, papers are particularly welcome on the relationship between militant democracy and the rule of law.

Interested scholars are invited to submit: an abstract of no more than 500 words, and a short CV, by 20 April 2026

This special issue builds on the research project Constitutions4Peace which explores the role of constitutional design in sustaining peace and preventing future atrocities.

Submission deadline: July 1, 2026.

The “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava (Romania) and the CARPATHICA Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies are pleased to invite you to the,

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING

organized on the 4th – 6th of June 2026, in Suceava and online.

●      Abstract Submission : 15th March, 2026

●      Notification of Acceptance: 23rd March, 2026

●      Final Paper Submission for Publication: 20th of October, 2026.

The IACL-AIDC invites submissions for its roundtable ‘Constitutionalism in the Age of Ecological Challenges’ on 5-6 June 2026 in Istanbul, hosted by the Istanbul Bar Association and the Ankara University Faculty of Law. Submissions are due by 2 March 2026.

The Call for Papers for the IACL Roundtable ‘Today’s Emergencies and Wars - A Challenge to International Law and Constitutional Frameworks’ closes on 1 Feb 2026.The Roundtable will be held at Uppsala University on 4-5 May 2026.

Applications are now open for the upcoming workshop titled The Science of Democracy Beyond Disciplines endorsed by the Research Network The Sciences of the Democracies as part of the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, held in person at the University of Innsbruck, 7-10 April 2026.

The deadline to apply is midnight GMT on 10 December 2025.

The GSLR welcomes submissions of articles, book reviews, case notes and legislative comments offering comparative perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches to India’s evolving legal landscape. Submissions are welcomed from students, academicians, legal scholars and practitioners.

The last date for contributing to Volume VII of the GSLR is Thursday, 25 December 2025.

The University of Lausanne invites applications from early career scholars to participate in a research workshop on open constitutional democracy, which will take place on Wednesday, 26 August, and Thursday, 27 August 2026.

Applications should be sent to: chiara.valsangiacomo-balmelli@unil.ch
Deadline for submission: 19 December 2025

The University of Lille will host a conference from 21st to the 22nd May 2026 as part of the Cross Disciplinary Project entitled Decision-making Processes under Extreme Radical Uncertainties (DePeru).

The International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL-AIDC) is pleased to announce its Junior Scholars Forum and the “Foro Iberoamericano de Jóvenes Constitucionalistas”, to be held online and hosted by the UNAM Institute for Legal Research and the Iberoamerican Institute of Constitutional Law on March 4, 6, 11, 13 and 18, 2026.

Constitutional Studies is now accepting submissions for its 2026 issues in English, French, and Spanish! Constitutional Studies is an international open access, double-blind peer reviewed academic journal published twice annually by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.

This year, we invite scholars from the U.S. and abroad to examine how courts function within political systems and how they respond to political pressures and shape broader political development, particularly during pivotal moments. We welcome abstracts from emerging scholars, including graduate students, across all areas and methodological approaches of public law.

Submit your abstract via Google Form [here] by Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025, 11:59 PM (CT).

The University of Texas at Austin invites submissions for an interdisciplinary conference on Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia, taking place February 12-13, 2026, at the University of Texas at Austin. Proposals are due October 15, 2025.

Interested presenters are invited to submit an abstract to take part in ‘Constitutions for Peace Conference’ to be held at the University of Miami between 15-16 November, 2025.

The deadline for abstracts is September, 15, 2025.

The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (EYCL) invites submissions for its eighth volume (2026), which will focus on the theme Social Rights and Constitutional Justice

The Editors of Hart Studies on Judging and the Courts invite proposals from emerging scholars to participate in this Symposium, entitled ‘Fresh Perspectives on Judging’.

Proposals of no more than 500 words speaking to the theme should be submitted to Rukky Otive-Igbuzor at UCL by 12pm UK time on Friday 25th April 2025.

The Roundtable aims to empirically and critically assess the extent to which constitutional and international human rights frameworks reflect and amplify the voices of individuals.

Applicants are required to submit their short CVs and abstracts in English or French (not exceeding 500 words) by 31 st May 2025 (GMT+9/Japan time)

A Call for Paper for Junior Scholars to participate in the IACL Roundtable ‘Peace and Constitution’ to be held at the University of Aegean, Lesbos, Greece on 4-5 July 2025 is now open.

Deadline for submissions is April, 27 2025.