Constitution Making Annual Conference

Posted by on April 29, 2013

The Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism Presents:

2013 Annual Conference
CONSTITUTION MAKING

May 3, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room, 3417 Spruce Street
Reception to follow, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge

In the 21st century, as states are being transformed by democratic movements, by the creation of supranational institutions, and by pressures for greater regional autonomy—even secession—constitutions are being newly written or substantially revised in many parts of the world. Combining perspectives from journalism, diplomacy, and scholarship, this international conference explores some of the most fundamental problems and prospects of constitution making today.

PANELS:

Panel 1
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Fall of the Arab Spring? Constitution Making in Egypt

Chair: William Burke-White, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Speakers: Asli Bali, UCLA School of Law; Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer

Panel 2
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Comparative Perspectives: Constitution Making in Modern Africa

Chair: Susanna Wing, Political Science, Haverford College

Speakers: Heinz Klug, University of Wisconsin Law School; Yash Ghai, University of Hong Kong Law School

Panel 3
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
The Iraq Constitution: Processes, Problems, and Prospects

Chair: Ann E. Mayer, Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Wharton School

Speakers: Peter W. Galbraith, Vermont State Senate; Feisal A. R. Istrabadi, Center for the Study of the Middle East, Indiana University

Panel 4
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Challenges of Integration: Constitution Making in Europe

Chair: Brendan O’Leary, Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

Speakers: Jaime Lluch, Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism; Brigid Laffan, Politics and International Relations, University College, Dublin.

Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism
3440 Market Street, Suite 300, Room 312
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215
dcc-penn@sas.upenn.edu


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