2009 Conference on Constitutional Law
General Assembly Meeting and Educational Program:
Conference on Constitutional Law
September 11 – 12, 2009
Hosted by American University Washington College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center Washington DC , United States of America
Listen to Podcasts of Conference
IALS Conference on Comparative Constitutional Law, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11-12, 2009, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 289 (2010).
- Carl Monk, Preface, 28 Penn State Int’l L. Rev. 289 (2009-2010).
- Louis Del Duca, Patrick Del Duca and Gianluca Gentili, Introduction To The IALS Conference on Comparative Constitutional Law, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 293 (2009-2010).
- Vicki C. Jackson, Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law, 28 Penn State Int’l L. Rev. 319 (2009-2010).
- John McEldowney, Hybridization: A Study in Comparative Constitutional Law, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 327 (2009-2010).
- Louis F. Del Duca, Introduction to Judicial Review in Italy—Transition from Decentralized to Centralized Review (1948-1956)—A Successful Transplant Case Study, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 357 (2009-2010).
- Guy Haarscher, Secularism, the Veil and “Reasonable Interlocutors”: Why France Is Not That Wrong, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 367 (2009-2010).
- Mehmet Cengiz Uzun, The Protection of Laicism in Turkey and the Turkish Constitutional Court: The Example of the Prohibition on the Use of the Islamic Veil in Higher Education, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 383 (2009-2010).
- Beverley Baines, Is Constitutionalism Bad for Intersectional Feminists? 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 427 (2009-2010).
- Kim Lane Scheppele, The Constitutional Role of Transnational Courts: Principled Legal Ideas in Three-Dimensional Political Space, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 451 (2009-2010).
- V.S. Elizabeth, Distributive Justice—Poverty and Economic Development, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 463 (2009-2010).
- Monica Pinto, Poverty and Constitutional Rights, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 477 (2009-2010).
- Linda Stewart, Adjudicating Socio-Economic Rights under a Transformative Constitution, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 487 (2009-2010).
- Richard Clayton, The Executive and the Courts, 28 Penn State Int’l L. Rev. 513 (2009-2010).
- Henk Botha, Comparative Constitutional Law in the Classroom: A South African Perspective, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 531 (2009-2010).
- Faridah Jalil and Che Norlia Mustafa, Teaching Constitutional Law in Malaysia: The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Experience, 28 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 541 (2009-2010).
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009 at American University Washington College of Law
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 7:45.
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome from Host
Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law
Welcome from IALS
Mónica Pinto, IALS President, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Law
and Social Sciences, Argentina
Introduction
Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States, Chair, Planning Committee for IALS Conference on
Constitutional Law
9:15 – 10:30
Plenary: Comparative Constitutional Law
Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law
Vicki C. Jackson, Georgetown University Law Center, United States
Hybridization
John McEldowney, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Borrowing in Constitutional Making and Adjudication
Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States
Moderator: Faridah Jalil, National University Malaysia, Malaysia
10:30 – 10:45
Refreshment Break
1045 – 12:15
See the handout in your materials folder for your small group assignment and its meeting room location.
12:15-13:45
IALS Luncheon Sponsored by American University Washington College of Law
Introduction: Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law, United States
Speaker:
Walter Dellinger, Duke University School of Law, United States
Commentator:
Herman Schwartz, American University Washington College of Law, United States
14:00 – 15:30
Plenary: Religion, State and Constitution
Symbols and Representation
Susanna Mancini, University of Bologna, Italy
Conflict Between Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Expression
Guy Haarscher, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Relationship Between State and Religion
Michel Troper, University of Paris X, France
Legislative Prayers and Judicial Sins
Jamin Ben Raskin, American University Washington College of Law, United States
Moderator: To Be Announced
15:30 – 15:45
Refreshment Break
15:45 – 17:15
Concurrent Sessions:
Gender and Constitution
Reproductive Rights
Paola Bergallo, University of Buenos Aires and San Andrés University, Argentina
Gender and Constitutional Citizenship
Helen Irving, The University of Sydney, Australia
Mutliculturalism and Constitution
Beverley Baines, Queen’s University, Canada
Moderator: Henk Botha, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Constitutional Adjudication and Democracy
Constitutional Role of Transnational Courts
Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University, United States
Democracy, Popular Sovereignty, and the Courts
Wessel le Roux, University of South Africa, South Africa
Moderator: John McEldowney, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
17:30
Buses will depart from American University Washington College of Law
18:45 (Buses Depart)
IALS Reception/Dinner Sponsored by American University Washington College of Law
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 18:45. Buses will return to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at conclusion of dinner.
SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2009 at Georgetown University Law Center
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 7:45.
9:00 – 10:30
Hart Auditorium
Welcome from Host
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center
Plenary: Distributive Justice
Poverty
V.S. Elizabeth, National Law School of India University, India
Adjudicating Socio-economic Rights under a Transformative Constitution
Linda Stewart, North-West University, South Africa
Moderator: Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law, United States
10:30 – 10:45
Refreshment Break
10:45 – 12:00
Small Groups
See the handout in your materials folder for your small group assignment and its meeting room location.
12:00 – 13:45
Gewirz Student Center
IALS Luncheon Sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center
Introduction:
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center, United States
Speaker:
Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School, United States
14:00 – 15:15
Plenary: Contemporary Challenges to Executive Power
Emergency Powers
Carlos Rosenkrantz , San Andrés University, Argentina
Relationship Between Executive and Other Branches of Government
Richard Clayton, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
Moderator: Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States
15:15 – 15:30
Refreshment Break
15:30 – 17:15
Plenary: Teaching
Susan H. Williams, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, United States
Henk Botha, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Faridah Jalil, National University Malaysia, Malaysia
Moderator: Helen Irving, University of Sydney, Australia
17:30
Buses will depart from Georgetown University Law Center
18:45 (Buses Depart)
Reception/Dinner Sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 18:45. Buses will return to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at conclusion of dinner.
Conference Wrap Up
Moderator: Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States