Author: Richard Albert
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Invitation to Friends of I-CONnect: Symposium on “Bicameralism under Pressure: Constitutional Reform of National Legislatures”
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School Friends of I-CONnect are invited to attend a two-day Global Symposium on “Bicameralism under Pressure: Constitutional Reform of National Legislatures,” to be held at LUISS Guido Carli University on Monday and Tuesday, May 2 and 3, 2016.
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Welcome to Twitter, ICON-S!
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School We have received news from the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S): as of today, the ICON-S Twitter account is now live. The ICON-S Executive Committee and Governing Council invite you to follow ICON-S here for general news and updates on ICON-S, and specifically for news and updates onthe upcoming…
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What’s New in Comparative Public Law
–Margaret Lan Xiao, SJD Candidate, Case Western Reserve University In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in comparative public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the comparative public law blogosphere.
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South African Constitutional Court Orders President to Reimburse State
–James Fowkes, Senior Researcher, Institute for Comparative and International Law in Africa, University of Pretoria A few days ago on Thursday, March 31, the South African Constitutional Court ordered President Jacob Zuma to reimburse the state personally for non-security improvements to his private residence, in terms of a structural interdict.
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Invitation to Friends of I-CONnect: Canadian Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown at Yale Law School
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School Friends of I-CONnect are invited to attend a seminar with the Hon. Justice Mr. Russell Brown, the newest Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who will discuss the concept of privacy as a protected interest in tort law in comparative commonwealth perspective.
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The Emergency Constitution of Greece: Ideal on Paper, Inefficient in Reality
—Antonios Kouroutakis, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Wars, social unrest, and armed coups in 20th century Greece informed the drafters of the 1975 Greek Constitution on the issue of emergency.[1] De lege lata, the emergency toolbox of Greece, provides policymakers with a plethora of options to address emergency situations.[2]
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What’s New in Comparative Public Law
[Editor’s Note: I-CONnect congratulates today’s contributor, Angelique Devaux, on the recent birth of her son, Marceau. I-CONnect wishes Marceau a long, loving, healthy, fulfilling and prosperous life! –Ed.] –Angelique Devaux, French Licensed Attorney (Notaire) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in comparative public law.
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Invitation to Friends of I-CONnect: Conference on “Canada in the World: Comparative Perspectives on the Canadian Constitution”
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School Friends of I-CONnect are invited to attend a full-day conference on “Canada in the World: Comparative Perspectives on the Canadian Constitution,” on Tuesday, April 12, at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. This conference will gather leading scholars in comparative public law to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Constitution…
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What’s New in Comparative Public Law
–Mohamed Abdelaal, Alexandria University (Egypt) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in comparative public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts from around the comparative public law blogosphere.