Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law

  • Call for Papers: European Law Unbound Society Inaugural Conference

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    Call for Panels and PapersEuropean Law Unbound Society Inaugural Conference“European Law Unbound: What Kind of Europe Can We Reach For?”Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague · September 25-27, 2025 CONFERENCE THEME The Annual Conference is the central activity of ELU-S. Anyone working in the field of European law broadly conceived can submit individual papers or…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Erick Guapizaca Jiménez, SJD Candidate, University of Michigan Law School. —Rajesh Ranjan, Lawyer, Researcher & former Samta (Equity) fellow based in India. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Gonen Ilan, Ph.D Candidate, Bar-Ilan University, Israel —Sarthak Sahoo, Undergraduate Student of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Mikołaj Wolanin, Master’s student, University of Warsaw (Poland) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public law blogosphere. To submit relevant developments…

  • Symposium on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Part 3: Failing to Uphold International Human Rights Standards

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    —Yoomin Won, Associate Professor, Seoul National University School of Law On December 3, 2024, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a state of emergency and invoked martial law. Although this martial law was lifted after just six hours, it has been criticized as a measure that regressed South Korea’s democracy. This post briefly critiques…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Silvia Talavera Lodos, PhD Candidate, School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public law blogosphere. To submit…

  • Symposium on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Part 2: Holding the President Criminally Responsible for Insurrection

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    —Woongjae Kim, Assistant Professor, Seoul University School of Law Introduction: The Martial Law Crisis and Its Aftermath On December 3, 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea shocked the nation by suddenly declaring martial law. The declaration was immediately followed by a martial law decree that prohibited all political activity, including the activities of…

  • Symposium on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Part 1: Assessing the Ongoing Constitutional Crisis

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    —Dongeun Joh, Associate Professor, Seoul National University School of Law More than a month has passed since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of emergency martial law was imposed upon the nation on December 3,2024. While the initial attempt to siege the National Assembly with the military was thwarted by a citizens’ blockade and the martial…

  • Symposium on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration: Introduction

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    —Yoomin Won, Associate Professor at Seoul National University School of Law On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol suddenly declared a state of emergency martial law for the first time in 45 years. For many citizens, martial law was a term found in history books but had long disappeared…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Wilson Seraine da Silva Neto, PhD Candidate in Economic Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Benjamin Nurkić, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law University of Tuzla and a member of the Constitutional Committee of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Yassin Abdalla Abdelkarim, Judge at Sohag Elementary Court, Egypt. LLM Leeds Beckett University, UK. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Yassin Abdalla Abdelkarim, Judge at Sohag Elementary Court, Egypt. LLM Leeds Beckett University, UK. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Silvia Talavera Lodos, PhD Candidate, School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna. —Benjamin Nurkić, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law University of Tuzla and a member of the Constitutional Committee of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in…

  • ICON-S Chapter Proposal | Balkans | Invitation for Comment and Participation

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    —Johanna Fröhlich and Vicente Benitez, Co-Directors of Chapter Development, The International Society of Public Law The International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) has received a proposal from Maja Sahadžić & Martin Belov to create a regional chapter of ICON-S for the Balkans. Please write to icons.chapterdevelopment@gmail.com and to Maja Sahadžić at m.sahadzic@uu.nl if you are a public law scholar from the Balkans, or if…

  • ICON-S Chapter Proposal | Indonesia | Invitation for Comment and Participation

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    —Johanna Fröhlich and Vicente Benitez, Co-Directors of Chapter Development, The International Society of Public Law The International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) has received a proposal from Bernard Nicholas Singarimbun & Rosa Ristawati to create an Indonesian chapter of ICON-S. Please write to icons.chapterdevelopment@gmail.com and to Bernard Nicholas Singarimbun at bernardnicsi@gmail.com if you are a public law scholar in Indonesia, are from Indonesia, or if your research…

  • A Nightmare of Emergency Martial Law in South Korea – Followed by Charges of Insurrection and Impeachment

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    —Yoomin Won, Associate Professor at Seoul National University School of Law On December 3, 2024, the ghost of martial law, which had been thought to have disappeared, reappeared after 45 years, haunting the people like a nightmare. The constitutional power to demand the lifting of martial law — a safeguard in the 1987 Constitution —…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Mikołaj Wolanin, Master’s student, University of Warsaw (Poland) In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public law blogosphere. To submit relevant developments…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    —Yacine Ben Chaabane Mousli, PhD Candidate, Sciences Po Law School In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in 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 public law blogosphere. To submit…

  • What’s New in Public Law

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    –Wilson Seraine da Silva Neto, PhD Candidate in Economic Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra. In this weekly feature, I-CONnect publishes a curated reading list of developments in public law. “Developments” may include a selection of links to news, high court decisions, new or recent scholarly books and articles, and blog posts…