On 8 November, Constitutional Transitions director Sujit Choudhry was one of nine speakers to address a symposium hosted by the University of California Hastings College of the Law, entitled “The Arab Spring and the Future of U.S. Diplomacy.” The event was held in memory of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens who was killed in Libya last […]
On 20 November 2013, Professor Tom Ginsburg presented several chapters from his forthcoming edited volume (co-edited with Alberto Simpser of the University of Chicago), Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes, at the Constitutional Transitions & Global and Comparative Law Colloquium. Ginsburg is Leo Spitz Professor of International Law at the University of Chicago Law School. The chapters […]
On 6 November 2013, the Constitutional Transitions & Global and Comparative Law colloquium series hosted a special panel event, featuring four prominent scholars and jurists whose work focuses on Central and Eastern Europe. The event featured Jan-Werner Müller and Kim Lane Scheppele, both of Princeton University, as well as Lech Garlicki and Wojciech Sadurski, both […]
Constitutional Transitions visiting fellow George Anderson recently travelled to Yemen, where he is deeply involved with the United Nations team advising that country’s National Dialogue Conference and leadership. His latest trip, from November 1 to November 13, was his fifth this year. Following the removal from power of Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, Yemen embarked […]
On 18 November 2013, Constitutional Transitions fellow George Anderson gave the annual Ruth D. Ewing Social Science Lecture at Bennington College in Vermont. The topic of his presentation was “The Challenge of Making Democratic Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies.” The lecture included a discussion of Anderson’s personal involvement in constitutional transitions, especially in Yemen, a […]
Constitutional Transitions is pleased to introduce Christopher McCrudden, one of six visiting fellows to join the Center this academic year. McCrudden comes to NYU Law from Queen’s University Belfast, where he is a Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law, and the University of Michigan Law School, where he serves as the William W. Cook […]
Constitutional Transitions is proud to introduce Wojciech Sadurski, one of six visiting fellows to join the Center this semester. Sadurski is visiting from the University of Sydney, Australia, where he is the Challis Professor of Jurisprudence. Throughout his career, Sadurski has engaged with theoretical and practical questions regarding constitutional transitions, applying his thinking to national […]