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Editorial: Changes at the Blog, and Looking Forward to the Rest of 2023

We are excited to be back after a break. Editors Elisabeth Perham and Mariana Velasco-Rivera share team changes, and things to look forward to for the rest of 2023.

Symposium: Animals in Constitutional Law

A new symposium shedding light on the ways in which animals have been or can be approached in constitutional law, and what the significance is of this development in their respective jurisdictions.

New Post: Foreign Judges on the Constitutional Court of BiH: Should they Stay or Should they Go?

Harun Iseric considers the role of foreign judges on the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and asks whether it is time for them to go


Announcement: World Congress of Constitutional Law 2026: Save the Date

The IACL-AIDC Executive Committee is delighted to announce that the IACL 2026 World Congress will be held at the Externado University, Colombia, on 6-10 July 2026. The Executive Committee invites scholars to save those dates, and are excited to share further information in the second half of 2024.

Conference: Democracy and Systems of Government

The IACL, and a number of partners, is convening a conference to be held in Baghdad on 19-20 January 2024.

Symposium: The Constitutional Court of Turkey: Between Legal and Political Reasoning

A symposium bringing together a number of experts to reflect on the comparative lessons to be drawn from this new book.

Our Bookshelf: Author Interviews

Author Interviews
Pandemocracy in Latin America: Revisiting the Political and Constitution Dimension of the Pandemic
Pandemocracy in Latin America: Revisiting the Political and Constitution Dimension of the Pandemic

Pablo RIBERI (ed)

Pablo Riberi tells us about his new edited collection ‘Pandemocracy in Latin America: Revisiting the Political and Constitutional Dimension of the Pandemic’.

Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems
Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems

Paul DALY & Joe TOMLINSON (eds)

Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson tell us about their new edited collection ‘Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems’.

The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law
The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law

Irene SPIGNO, Valentine RITA SCOTTI & Janaína LIMA PENALVA DA SILVA

Irene Spigno, Valentina Rita Scotti and Janaina Penalva, co-chairs of the IACL Research Group on Gender and Constitutions, tell us about their new edited collection assessing women’s equality across 13 jurisdictions.

The Story of Constitutions: Discovering the We in Us
The Story of Constitutions: Discovering the We in Us

Wim VOERMANS

Wim Voermans tells us about his new book ‘The Story of Constitutions: Discovering the We in Us’.

Law versus Democracy?
Law versus Democracy?

Bertrand MATHIEU

Bertrand Mathieu tells us about his new book, recently translated into English, which diagnoses and explains the crisis facing Western liberal democracies.

Frontiers of Gender Equality
Frontiers of Gender Equality

Rebecca COOK ed

Rebecca Cook tells us about her new edited book, which offers insider perspectives on constitution making from around the world.

Constitution Makers on Constitution Making: New Cases
Constitution Makers on Constitution Making: New Cases

Tom GINSBURG and Sumit BISARYA

Tom Ginsburg and Sumit Bisarya tell us about their new edited book, which offers insider perspectives on constitution making from around the world.

Le constitutionnalisme abusif en Europe
Le constitutionnalisme abusif en Europe

Pierre-Alain COLLOT

Entretien avec l’auteur Pierre-Alain Collot présente son nouvel ouvrage collectif « Le constitutionnalisme abusif en Europe » qui explore le phénomène de rétrogression constitutionnelle lequel tend aujourd'hui à se répandre dans certains États européens.

Les interprétations concurrentes de la constitution
Les interprétations concurrentes de la constitution

Patricia RRAPI

Entretien avec l’auteur Patricia Rrapi présente son nouvel ouvrage collectif « Les interprétations concurrentes de la constitution » qui discute des discours sur le monopole d’interprétation juridictionnelle et le « pluralisme » interprétatif.

La Constitution maltraitée, Anatomie du Conseil constitutionnel
La Constitution maltraitée, Anatomie du Conseil constitutionnel

Lauréline FONTAINE

Entretien avec l’auteur Lauréline Fontaine discute de son nouvel ouvrage « La Constitution maltraitée, Anatomie du Conseil constitutionnel » qui montre que le Conseil constitutionnel ne remplit véritablement aucun des critères nécessaires dans un État de droit démocratique.

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