The Science of Constitutions (conference in Oxford)

Foundtion for Law, Justice and Society 

In association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford

 and Wolfson College

The Science of Constitutions: The Foundations of Constitutions and Why Some Succeed, Others Fail

Workshop

Thursday 3^rd March 2016

Venue: Mary Sunley Building, St Catherine’s College, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UJ

9:00 – 9:30     Coffee

9:15-9:30        Science of Constitution Programme: Introduction

Denis Galligan, University of Oxford

Monika Magyar, University of Oxford

9:30 – 10:15    Session I:  The Foundations of Constitutions Revisited

Denis Galligan

10:15-11:00    Session 2: Constitution Making

                        Frank Vibert, London School of Economics          

11:00-11:15    COFFEE

11:15-12:00    Session 3: Constitutions and the Council of Europe

                        Finola Flanagan, Council of Europe

12:00-12:45    Session 4: Turkey: A Case Study

                        Daniel Smilov, Sofia University

12:45-14:00    LUNCH

14:00-14:45    Session 5: Poland: A Case Study

                        Adam Bodnar, Ombudsman for Poland

14:45-15:30    Session 6: Between Scylla and Carybis: The Constitutional Reaction to Terrorist Attacks

Pierre Auriel, Maison Française d’Oxford

15:30-16:15    Session 7: The Gulf States Constitutions: Codifying Authoritarianism or Pathways to Accountability

Elham Fakhro, Oxford University

16:15-16:30    TEA

16:30-17:15    Session 8: Chile: A Case Study

Cristobal Bellolio, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez

17:15-17:30    Concluding Discussion