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President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, has sparked debates about the legal and political implications of executive clemency, public trust, and judicial independence. Antonios Kouroutakis, Associate Professor at IE Law School, offers a compelling analysis in IE Insights, shedding light on the legal and political dimensions of this decision. This thought-provoking piece is a valuable read for those interested in governance and constitutional law. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eMRXYxKe

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The course in “Principles of Constitutional Law” is composed of two distinct Modules⚖️ Module I provides a basic knowledge of the foundations of constitutional law from a national, comparative, supranational and international perspective. 📌Opening with the presentation of the concept of constitution in the Western legal, political and philosophical tradition and delving into characteristics such as: the division of powers, forms of government, federalism, fundamental rights, electoral systems and constitutional jurisprudence. 📌Extending to non-Western constitutional models, such as Islamic constitutions and single-party constitutions. 📌Finally, the course examines the development of constitutionalism beyond the borders of the nation state. Module II deals with the concept of legal (and constitutional) principle and its connections with the use of reasonableness as a legal norm. In this perspective; 📌It studies the role played by constitutional principles and reasonableness as a constraint for the legislator and the administration (reasonableness of legal sources), both in general terms and taking into account in particular its main developments in the different legal traditions. 📌It also considers the role played by principles and legal reasonableness as a constraint for the judiciary (legal reasoning). 📌In the last part, it focuses on the role played by principles and legal reasonableness in relation to some (relatively) recent themes of the legal debate, in particular the theme of legal subjectivity.

Mark your calendar: Constitutional Identity Seminar on 29 November 2024! The ‘identity’ of constitutional orders has emerged in recent years as an important and growing field of research, be that in law or philosophy, or in the national or European context. Through four presentations, this seminar aims to contribute to our understanding of how such identity can be constructed, conceptualised as a matter of theory and what the concept means for contemporary constitutional questions in Belgium and the Netherlands, in particular. More information and registration, see the attached file. We hope to see you all there! Tilburg Law School Department of Public Law & Governance at Tilburg University #contici #constitutionalidentity #identity Lynn Hillary Nora Timmermans Wassim H. Duygu Sahin Gert-Jan Leenknegt Ingrid Leijten

This is a small part of the book I am writing on Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence), an area that has interested me in law study over the last 25 years.

Via Prof. Dr. Richard Albert, Chicago Journal of International Law & Comparative Constitutional Law Scholars. Very important & informative Article, introducing, illustrating, and theorizing decolonial constitutionalism as the modern form of self-determination. Decolonial constitutionalism is the use of legal, legitimate, and non-violent means to assert sovereignty, to secure rights, or to achieve recognition for a people, nation, or state that is legally or politically subordinate to domestic or foreign actors. These strategies & means have proven ultimately more productive for decolonial movements to free their peoples from bondage in law or politics, to attract ideologically aligned partners at home and abroad, and to more effectively communicate to internal and external audiences the moral legitimacy of their claims to self-determination.

Following from my previous post about the article written by my Amicus Lab supervisor, Nurina Ally, that I had the opportunity to work on and be cited as a contributor. As promised, here is the full journal article that is published on the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal: https://lnkd.in/dzBRj4-j My fellow students and I that worked on this project, had spent months and countless hours reading and analyzing every single application that was brought before the Constitutional Court in the first six months of 2024 (as well as going back to 2023 and retrieving quantitative and jurisprudential data). Throughout this study, I focused my personal analysis of the Constitutional Court's applications by continuously asking myself "what does the South African litigation culture actually care about?". Intuitively one would think that Bill of Rights applications and administrative law review would be at the front of the line. However, it was astounding to see how many civil procedure review and labour court of appeal applications have been brought to the apex court. Nurina Ally eloquently describes this culture as litigants seeking to chance their luck at the apex court after going through the full court circuit. The article also provides analysis of the applications that have been dismissed by the Constitutional Court, with failure to engage the court's jurisdiction recurring is the main reason for dismissal. Special thanks to the UCT Law Centre for Law and Society for the opportunity to engage with legal clinical work of which this Constitutional Court monitoring project fell under.

Having enjoyed some distance from my second monograph have returned to it refreshed and penned the introductory chapter, which lays the jurisprudential foundations. The chapter is entitled "We Have Never Been Liberal" (readers of Latour will understand the reference). This prolegomena critiques the teleological impulses of international criminal law - as currently instantiated - from a philosophical, historical, and evidential perspective, and lays the groundwork for a thoroughgoing reformation of the field. 📚

Being committed to the advancement of knowledge in whatever field (such as International Constitutional Law), (also) means to challenge commonplace assumptions and truisms of all sorts, such as: “Sequels are never on par with the original”. After all, there is empirical truth out there that this assumption is incorrect: Have you watched Paddington 2 (yes, the bear!)? Have you had a chance to look at Part 2 of our Special Issue on “The Most Endangered Branch” co-edited by #christophbezemek and #yanivroznai? If not: Take the opportunity to watch Paddington II (trust us, it’s worth it) and to take a look at the latest issue of ICL journal (available to download here https://lnkd.in/gzcw3K8S). In the coming days, we will also be gradually introducing the contributions to back up our claim (and we’ll leave the judgment as to the bear movies up to you!)

The new Special issue, 4/1 (2024) of the journal Athena- Critical Inquiries on Law, Philosophy and Globalization is out! The theme is "The Fragility of Contemporary Liberal Democracy" https://lnkd.in/ehJ5adYm