Lecture series (Spring 2015): Constitutional Reform and Social Change in Asia and the Middle East: Law, Politics and Theory
Constitutional reforms are being discussed and/or implemented in different regional contexts today. These endeavors develop in a context of increased transnationalization of norms and orders. Yet, they also vary from one region to the other. Furthermore, while debates on constitutional reform do not always lead to concrete changes of the Constitution they can evoke the emergence of new constitutional interpretations and lead to the transformation of norms. This lecture series aims therefore at inviting experts in the field of constitutional reform to present constitutional debates in different regional settings (namely Japan, India and the Middle East) and to analyze ensuing political transformations, normative changes and emerging new discursive patterns.
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2011 and the Middle East Challenge to World Constitutionalism
Prof. Dr. Chibli Mallat,University of Utah / Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon March 17, 2015, 18:15–20:00 University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-117, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich
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Zwischen anspruchsvollen Erwartungen vom Staat und Repräsentationsdefizite: Warum akzeptieren viele Japaner den LDP-Entwurf der anti-freiheitlichen Verfassungsrevision?
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Nishihara,Waseda University April 28, 2015, 18:15–20:00 University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-117, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich
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Assessing the Social Rights Jurisprudence of India: Perspectives from Constitutional Theory and Comparative Law
Prof. Dr. Arun Thiruvengadam,National University of Singapore May 7, 2015, 18:15–20:00 University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-117, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich
