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2015 ICON·S Conference on “Public Law in an Uncertain World”–Program and Registration

Richard Albert, Boston College Law School

The International Society of Public Law will hold its second conference at New York University School of Law on July 1-3, 2015. The conference theme is “Public Law in an Uncertain World.” This event builds on the Society’s Inaugural Conference held last year in Florence, Italy, on “Rethinking the Boundaries of Public Law and Public Space.”

The 2015 edition of the conference will feature a keynote address by Ayelet Shachar, three plenary panels, and over 70 concurrent panels. The three plenary panels are detailed below. The concurrent panels are available here.

Conference attendees are asked to confirm their attendance here by June 2, 2015. Attendees are also asked to book travel and accommodations as soon as possible.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
New York University School of Law

12:00–13:45
Registration

13:45–14:00
Opening of the Conference: Joseph H.H. Weiler

14:00–15:00
Keynote Address: “An Uncertain World: Charting Citizenship’s New Legal Terrain”, by Ayelet Shachar

15:00–15:30
Coffee Break

15:30–17:30
1st Plenary Session: Secession and Federation
Speakers: Sujit Choudhry, Vicki Jackson, Neil Walker
Chair: Gráinne de Burca
Discussant: Sabino Cassese

17:30–19:00
Cocktail Reception

Thursday, July 2, 2015
New York University School of Law

8:30–10:30
Panels (Concurrent)

10:30–11:00
Coffee Break

11:00–13:00
Panels (Concurrent)

13:00–14:00
Lunch

14:00–16:00
Panels (Concurrent)

16:00–16:30
Coffee Break

16:30–18:30
2nd Plenary Session: Public Law under Conditions of Instability
Speakers: Eyal Benvenisti, Wen Chen Chang, Pedro Salazar Ugarte
Chair: Hélène Ruiz-Fabri
Discussant: Nico Krisch

Friday, July 3, 2015
New York University School of Law

9:00–11:00
Panels (Concurrent)

11:00–11:30
Coffee Break

11:30–13:30
3rd Plenary Session: Trends and Troubles in Constitution-Making: Constitution, Revolution, and Revolutionary Constitutionalism
Speakers: Christine Bell, Stephen Gardbaum, Tom Ginsburg
Chair: Michel Rosenfeld
Discussant: Ran Hirschl

13:30
Ceremony for the 2014 I-CON Award and End of Conference

The International Society of Public Law looks forward to welcoming you to New York City in July, and invites all public law scholars, whether attending this inaugural event or not, to join the Society here.

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