ACL World Congress: Workshop 8

Blog of the IACL, AIDC

Over the coming days, we are featuring each of the 20 workshops in the 10th IACL World Congress 2018 on “VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACE-BUILDING AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW”,  being held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 18-22 June 2018. Full details are on the congress website, in English and French, along with information on how to submit a paper. Papers may be in either French or English.

WORKSHOP #8 Freedom of Speech under Stress: Speech and Press Freedoms in times of Conflict, Violence and Rising Authoritarianism

CHAIRS

• Adrienne Stone (Australia/ Australie) (a.stone@unimelb.edu.au)
• Miyoko Tsujimura (Japan/ Japon) (miyokoty@meiji.ac.jp)

Freedom of speech is a central tenet of democracy and yet in times of crisis, it may be the first casualty.  When fear spreads, dissent seems more dangerous and the desire for ideological unity seems more important. Governments, whether well-intentioned or self-interested, face strong pressure towards censorship. Censorship in turn undermines government accountability and impedes political…

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IACL World Congress: Workshop 7

Blog of the IACL, AIDC

Over the coming days, we will be featuring each of the 20 workshops in the 10th IACL World Congress 2018 on “VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACE-BUILDING AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW”,  being held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 18-22 June 2018. Full details are on the congress website, in English and French, along with information on how to submit a paper. Papers may be in either French or English.

WORKSHOP #7 Constitutional Rights Protection in times of Emergency

CHAIRS

• Anne-Marie Le Pourhiet (France) (amlepourhiet@wanadoo.fr)
• Jihong Mo (China/ Chine) (jihongmo@163.com)

Predicting the unpredictable: such is the critical task assigned to the law of exception.

The rules of law established for peaceful times are not always adapted to times of war or crisis. Peaceful times are governed by rules of law not always suitable in crisis or war time. The proper authorities used to making the decisions can prove too far away from the ground or…

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IACL World Congress: Workshop 6

Blog of the IACL, AIDC

Over the coming days, we will be featuring each of the 20 workshops in the 10th IACL World Congress 2018 on “VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACE-BUILDING AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW”,  being held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 18-22 June 2018. Full details are on the congress website, in English and French, along with information on how to submit a paper. Papers may be in either French or English.

WORKSHOP #6 Judicial Review during Violent Conflicts

CHAIRS

• Suzie Navot (Israel/ Israël) (suzie@netvision.net.il)
• Javier Couso Salas (Chile/ Chili) javier.couso@udp.cl

Many countries suffer from violent conflicts. War and terrorism defy democracy and challenge democratic states. Clearly, traditional, time-consuming legislative steps fail when states require urgent and emergency tools. Violent conflicts and the war on terrorism might require the reaching of decisions that are inconsistent with democratic values. The end might be confused with the means. Democracies must make difficult and delicate decisions on ways to balance…

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