Call For Papers -- Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives

Below the confine is the telephone band for papers for the tertiary annual conference on Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives to endure held inwards Bologna, Italy on Nov thirteen & 14, 2017.

Call for Papers

Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives

Bologna, Italy

November thirteen & 14, 2017

Sponsored by:

University of Illinois College of Law

University of Bologna School of Law

Center for Constitutional Studies too Democratic Development

Paper proposals are invited for the Third Annual Illinois-Bologna conference on Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives.

The conference volition endure held inwards Bologna, Italy, on Nov thirteen too 14, 2017.

The conference keynote speaker volition endure Giuliano Amato, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy, quondam Prime Minister of Italy, too Professor Emeritus of the European University Institute too the University La Sapienza.

Accompanying the spread of constitutional authorities to a greater extent than or less the basis has been a profound involvement inwards the comparative aspects of constitutional law. Scholars own got catalogued the differing features of national constitutions too examined how dissimilar constitutional systems resolve mutual legal issues. So, too, judges faced amongst legal questions own got sought guidance inwards the decisions of constitutional courts of other nations. While comparative constitutional police is thence a well-established field, less attending has been paid too then far to the comparative dimensions of constitutional history. This international conference aims to address that shortcoming past times energizing the written report too analysis of constitutional history from comparative perspectives. The conference has several interrelated goals. It volition supply a forum for presentation too give-and-take of electrical flow enquiry on issues of constitutional history that crosses national boundaries. Relevant topics inwards this regard include such things equally the origins of constitutional governments inwards dissimilar nations, changes inwards constitutional structures over time, comparative studies of the shifting roles of constitutional actors, the evolution of private rights inwards dissimilar systems, too the legitimacy too longevity of constitutions inwards diverse nations. The conference volition also choose together scholars who, at present, are working on constitutional histories of unmarried jurisdictions—with the expectation that conversations amid these scholars volition let for sharing of methodologies too indicate also to fresh areas of enquiry that may overstep national boundaries. In addition, the conference has relevance to the chore of judging. In some nations, notably the United States, constitutional history plays an of import too sometimes decisive purpose inwards the resolution past times courts of questions of constitutional law. The conference volition own got upward the house of constitutional history inwards constitutional adjudication. By comparison the practices of courts to a greater extent than or less the world, the conference volition line the own (or not) of constitutional history from the university to the courthouse too attempt the risks too benefits of modern practices.

Scholars interested inwards presenting a newspaper at the conference should email a championship too summary of the proposed newspaper along amongst a CV to Professor Jason Mazzone at mazzonej[@]illinois.edu. Proposals received past times July 1, 2017, volition have priority. After that date, submitted proposals volition endure considered exclusively if infinite remains.

Conference participants are responsible for their ain locomote too accommodation expenses.