8 Dec 2016 - Henry Sardaryan, Acting Dean at Faculty of Public Administration, MGIMO. University, Ministry of Foreign Af
In association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
Beyond the Liberal Constitution: European Voices of Dissent and the Constitutional Consequences Workshop
8–9 December 2016 Venue: Haldane Room, Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford
Thursday 8th December 9.00–9.30
Coffee and pastries
9.30–10.00
Introduction: Contemporary Social Movements and the Constitutional Consequences Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, FLJS
10.00–11.15 1.
Populism and the Constitution
Daniel Smilov, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Sofia 2.
Charisma and Populism
David S Bell, Emeritus Professor of French Government and Politics, University of Leeds 11.15–11.30
Tea and Coffee
11.30–13.00 1.
Over-reliance on Rights
Frank Vibert, Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, LSE In association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
2.
The Russian Constitutional Experience
Henry Sardaryan, Acting Dean at Faculty of Public Administration, MGIMO University, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
13.00–14.15
Lunch
14.15–16.15 1. Constitutionsl Court: with or without you? Thoughts on why Poland needs its constitutional court Mikołaj Pietrzak, Partner, Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy; Associate Tenant, Doughty Street Chambers; Dean of the Warsaw Bar Council 2.
The Authoritarian’s New Clothes: The Case of Hungary
Gábor Attila Tóth, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights, Budapest and Debrecen 3. Various Kinds (and Degrees) of Populism in the Italian Political System Cesare Pinelli, Professor, Universita ‘La Sapienza’ di Roma. Academic visitor at the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law
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17.30
Lecture: The Constitution in Crisis 2016 delivered by Professor Denis Galligan Venue: Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
18.45 for 19.00
Dinner
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In association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
Friday 9th December 9.30–11.00 1.
United States: Taking the Bullying Pulpit
John W. Adams, Chairman, FLJS, Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, and Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University 2.
Constitutionalism without Consensus in Contemporary Turkey
Bill Kissane, Associate Professor in Politics, LSE
11.00–11.15
Tea and coffee
11.15–12.00 Constitutional Consequences for the European Union Paul Craig, Professor in English Law, University of Oxford
12.00-12.45
Review of issues and discussion
12.45-13.45
Lunch
In association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford