The IACL Blog
The IACL blog was formed by the Executive Committee of the IACL in 2014. It is a central part of the IACL’s main objective to stimulate the development of the study of constitutional law. Academic freedom is a core value of the IACL and accordingly the IACL Blog editorial team independently and freely decides on the content of IACL blog posts.
The central mission of the IACL blog is to provide a forum for constitutionalists around the world to present their research, share their views, and discuss topics in constitutional law.
The IACL blog supports the IACL to promote projects and ideas in line with the blog’s aims, values, and editorial standards. The blog may repost or link to information about the IACL that appears elsewhere (including IACL events and public statements), but this information is not endorsed by the editorial team.
FIVE VALUES
– User-friendly
– Added Value
– Responsive
– Inclusive
– Truly Global
OUR MISSION: 4 MAIN AIMS
The five Values of the Blog are: to be user-friendly, provide added value, and to be responsive, inclusive, and truly global.
We pursue these aims in four ways:
Providing a Meeting Place: We aim to provide a user-friendly meeting place for constitutionalists around the world to present their research, share their views, and discuss topics in constitutional law. We take an inclusive approach to reflect the diversity of the research community across IACL and beyond. The Blog is open to a global audience, including members and non-members of the IACL-AIDC. We aim to be responsive to our audiences’ feedback and requests regarding content, and we encourage you to submit proposals to iacl.blogeditor@gmail.com.
Cultivating Conversations: Blog posts respond to constitutional law developments, frame important debates, provide much-needed context, make useful links between different developments, and look ahead to what constitutional developments may take place in the future. Alongside single blog posts on discrete issues, we publish Blog Symposia consisting of several blog posts on a particular theme, topic or question which allow more sustained and multifaceted discussion of a selected subject and bring together authors who are working on similar issues.
Ensuring that We Focus on All World Regions: Our goal is to be a truly global blog that serves all areas of the world. To that end, we strive to feature blog posts that represent all regions of the world. We will place significant focus on ensuring the inclusion of regions that are under-represented in global constitutional conversations (e.g. Central America, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, and Oceania).
Enhancing Our Network and Partnerships: Overall, we aim for the blog to provide added value to the existing landscape of constitutional law blogs. We plan to enhance the distinctive perspective of the Blog by drawing on the extensive IACL network, linking with specialised blogs in the field of constitutional law, and initiating new partnerships with public law centres at universities, practitioner groups and non-government organisations. This will ensure that Blog users have prompt access to useful information that truly helps them in their work.