Institute Interregional Study of Constitutionalism @IISCprague
The institute focuses on interdisciplinary research on constitutionalism in legally, politically, and culturally different regions.reconcile-project.org Charles University in Prague Joined March 2022
In Egypt and Algeria, we witness an exclusionary vision of community too; either through denial of minorities at all or recognizing only certain type of minorities such as religious minorities. The following quotation from an Egyptian respondent illustrates denial of minorities.
Concerns rise as majoritarian sentiments challenge minority rights in Turkey, Egypt, and Algeria. Notably, in Turkey, there's a growing opposition to immigrants and refugees, reflecting a reactionary perspective shaped by the country's social and political conditions.
Anti-elitism prevails, emphasizing the people's authentic power over elites, portraying them as susceptible to corruption and potential abuse of power.
What role does this play in shaping political narratives?
Exploring dynamics in political discourse:
Across five MENA countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey), the concept of "majority rules" emerges as the ultimate source of legitimate power, often without apparent limits.
See more in the comments!
Something completely different and new happened in the field of comparative constitutional law last week: an international academic conference on democracy and populism took place in Baghdad, Iraq and was attended by guests from all the continents and from 25 different countries.
Participation of our researchers Dr. Tomas Dumbrovsky and Dr. Volker Kaul in the international conference on: The Relationship between Democracy and Systems of Government.
Hosted in Baghdad, Iraq, from January 19 to 20, 2024.
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Parliament’s constitutional committee in Turkey ratified the amendment that guarantees the constitutional right to wear the headscarf and redefines marriage in more concrete terms, paving the way for the amendment to land in Parliament.
More at:
dailysabah.com/politics/legis…
📖Our team member's book is out!
Challenges to EU Values in Hungary: How the European Union Misunderstood the Government of Viktor Orbán
By Beáta Bakó
👉 Details:
routledge.com/Challenges-to-…
Participation of our colleagues Tomas Dumbrovsky and Zoubair Khouaja in the World Congress of Constitutional Law 2022 in Johannesburg, at the workshop on: “Islamic Constitutionalism and Human Rights: The Dynamics After the Arab Spring”.
Our last conference orgnized on 1st, December 2022, where we invited scholars to present theoretical aspects of identity constitutionalism, to explain recent constitutional developments, and to introduce empirical research on peoples’ stances towards the legal order they live in.
The Institute for the Interregional Study of Constitutionalism is pleased to invite you to a conference on: Identity, Constitutionalism, and Citizens’ Attitudes.
December 1, 2022
Faculty of Law, Charles University
More info:
pfuk.cz/conference-ide…
After adopting legislation to address corruption, Hungary received two months to prove EU funds are safe and there's no need for financial sanctions. Will be succeeds?
Our colleague's analysis at @BalkanInsightbalkaninsight.com/2022/10/18/a-b…
Volker Kaul, a member of our research team, will give a lecture tomorrow, Thursday 20th of October 2022, on "Social Identity and the Problem of Normativity" at Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice Search.
For more information:
uppsalaforum.uu.se/calendar/event…
[DEADLINE EXTENSION - CALL FOR PAPERS]
Interested speakers, can send their abstracts before the 17th of October 2022, to Dr. Tomas Dumbrovsky, by this email address:
[email protected]
For more info about the congress:
wccl.co.za
This report provides lessons and recommendations that MENA's governments, political and civic actors, should consider in order to counter the concerning trends in the erosion of democracy, and to foster its resilience and deepening.
The report summary:
ow.ly/iYX850KVrvI
Algeria Needs a Second Liberation?
Stuck in their disputes over power, Algeria’s military and political leaders have never allowed the country to capitalize on its resource wealth or strategic position in North Africa and the Mediterranean. foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/14/alg…
يعلن معهد الدراسات الأقاليمية حول الدستورانية التابع لكلية القانون بجامعة تشارلز - براغ، عن شغور منصبين (اثنين) باحث مساعد في القانون. بكل من الجزائر ولبنان.
للتقديم المرجو إرسال نسخة من السيرة الذاتية إلى الايميل التالي:
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آخر أجل للتقديم 30 شتنبر 2022.
An assessment of the current political scene in Lebanon reveals a divided parliament made up of new faces motivated by the common goal of rescuing the country but lacking a cohesive plan of action to achieve it. carnegieendowment.org/sada/87756?utm…
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