School of Law, SOAS, University of London

Cordially invites you to

The Comparative Constitutional Law Series

Political vs. Legal Constitutionalism: fin de siècle?

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Room 4426, Main Building, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square

 

 

This workshop examines the state of the debate on political and legal constitutionalism in the UK and provides a comparative perspective on similar debates in the US, China, and India. Why does the debate persist despite scholarly efforts to address it? Why is it significant at all? What are the consequences of accepting one approach or another? Should we move beyond the debate because it is no longer interesting or relevant?

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First Session: 17:00-18:15

The State of The Debate in The UK

Graham Gee (Birmingham University): Is there More to the Political Constitution than Meets the Eye?

Jack Caird (Sussex University): Enhancing Politics through Law? Constitutional Politics in the Political Constitution

Discussant: Nick Barber (Oxford University): The Debate as a Red Herring

Moderator: Mazen Masri (City University)

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Second Session: 18:30-19:45

The Debate Elsewhere

Ernest Caldwell (SOAS): the Chinese debates

Alexander Fischer (SOAS): the Indian debates

Nimer Sultany (SOAS): the US debates

Discussant: Paul O’Connell (SOAS)

Moderator:  Ioannis Kalpouzos (City University)

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Open and free for the public

 

For more info contact: Nimer Sultany, ns30@soas.ac.uk