Category: Developments
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Abusive Impeachment? Brazilian Political Turmoil and the Judicialization of Mega-Politics
—Juliano Zaiden Benvindo, University of Brasília In 2007, Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, an Argentinian professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote that “impeachments are likely when the mass media systematically investigate and expose political scandals and when the president fails to keep tight control over Congress… When a broad social coalition takes the street…
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International IDEA Report on Transition in Yemen
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School Readers of I-CONnect will be interested in the following update we have received from Zaid Al-Ali, Senior Adviser on Constitution-Building for the Arab Region at International IDEA. I am very pleased to share our latest report on Yemen, entitled: “Yemen’s peaceful transition from autocracy: Could it have succeeded?”.
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What’s New in Comparative Public Law
–Sandeep Suresh, Research Associate, Daksh India (Rule of Law Project) 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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What’s New in Comparative Public Law
–Simon Drugda, Nagoya University Graduate School of Law (Japan) 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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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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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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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…