Congress «Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local». Full Programme. Oslo, 16-20 june 2014

 

Programme

Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local

Monday 16 June 2014

09:00-17:00	Registration Venue: In front of the entrence to The University Aula, Domus Media
09:00-11:00	Meeting of the outgoing Executive Committee of the IACL Venue: Juridisk eksamenssal, Domus Academica
13:00-14:00	Opening Ceremony Programme [pdf] Participants should be seated by 12.45 at the latest. Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media
14:00-14:30	Coffee / tea break (with snacks)
14:30-17:00	Plenary session 1: The Quest for Constitutional Harmony: From the Enlightenment Constitution  to a Legally Pluralistic World. Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media
18:00-20:00	Reception at the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) Venue: The Norwegian Parliament (pdf.)

 

Tuesday 17 June 2014

09:30-11:00	Parallel workshops 1-6 Workshop 1: Constitutional responses to terrorism Chairs: David Cole (USA), Lech Garlicki (Poland) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 2: Sub-national constitutions in federal and quasi-federal constitutional states   Chairs: Bob Williams (USA), Giacomo Delledonne (Italy) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 3: Constitutional studies of free trade and political economy Chairs:  Gonzalo Villalta-Puig (Australia), Armand de Mestral (Canada) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 4: Social rights group Chairs: George Katrougalas (Greece), Marcelo Figuieredo (Brazil) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 5: Constitutional dialogues Chairs: Tania Groppi (Italy), Marie-Claire Ponthereau (France) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 6: The constitutional challenges of immigration Chairs: Cesar Landa (Peru), Andrew Le Sueur (UK) Venue: To be announced
11:00-11:30	Coffee / tea break
11:30-13:00	Parallel workshops 1-6 continue
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Plenary session 2: Embedding the Constitution in Society (Challenges from Below) Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media

 

Wednesday 18 June 2014

09:30-11:00	Parallel workshops 7-12 Workshop 7: Sexual and reproductive rights : liberty, dignity and equality Chairs: Vicki Jackson (USA), Eva Brems (Belgium) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 8: The internet and the Constitution Chairs: Adrienne Stone (Australia), Djedjro Meledje (Côte d’Ivoire) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 9: Constitutional identity and constitutionalism beyond the nation state Chairs: Susanna Mancini (Italy), Manuel Cepeda (Colombia) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 10: The constitution and illiberal democracies Chairs: Javier Couso (Chile), Christina Murray (South Africa) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 11: The new spring of constitution-making Chairs: Nadia Bernoussi (Morocco), Mo Jihong (China) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 12: Constitutions and financial crisis Chairs: Cheryl Saunders (Australia), Elena-Simina Tanesescu (Romania) Venue: To be announced
11:00-11:30	Coffee / tea break
11:30-13:00	Parallel workshops 7-12 continue
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-17:00	Meetings of research groups and regional associations
16:00-17:00	Meeting of the Council of the IACL Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media
18:00-	Reception at the OsloCity Hall Venue: Oslo City Hall

 

Thursday 19 June 2014

09:30-11:00	Parallel workshops 13-17 Workshop 13: Constitutional dimensions of political parties and elections Chairs: Charles Fombad (Cameroon), Claude Klein (Israel) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 14: New challenges to the freedom of the media Chairs: Giuseppe de Vergottini (Italy), Yasuo Hasebe (Japan) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 15: The transformation of the principle of the separation of powers Chairs: Bertrand Mathieu (France), Javier Garcia Roca (Spain) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 16: Direct democracy Chairs: Enyinna Nwauche (Nigeria), Kostas Mavrias (Greece) Venue: To be announced   Workshop 17: Federalism, community identity and distributive justice Chair: Jean-Francois Des-Biens (Canada) Venue: To be announced
11:00-11:30	Coffee break
18:00-	Meeting of the incoming Executive Committee of the IACL Venue: Juridisk eksamenssal, Domus Academica

 

Friday 20 June 2014

09:30-11:00	Plenary session 4: Judges’ Panel: Proportionality in Constitutional Adjudication  Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media
11:00-11:30	Coffee / tea break
11:30-13:00	Plenary session 4 continues
13:00-13:30	Closing ceremony Speakers: Representative of the local organizers President of the IACL General Secretary of the IACL The organizer of the next World Congress Venue: The University Aula, Domus Media