Over the next few weeks we shall be posting a series of blog pieces by our guest writer, Roman Friedrich, on developments in the Supreme Court of the United States. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Finally, after tumultuous and politically-charged debates about individual credibility and general ethical questions surrounding the third branch of government, Brett … Continue reading
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A Masterpiece of Judicial Avoidance?
by Roman Friedrich Roman is an Austrian lawyer currently working as a legislative assistant and human rights researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights (based in Vienna, Austria) Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. __ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster case has been decided – unusually early (June … Continue reading
Announcement- Federal Scholar in Residence Programme 2019
FEDERAL SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2019 – Apply by 1 July! Win a three-week research stay at Eurac Research in Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol – Italy. Hand in a paper (yet to be published or currently under review) on comparative federalism, regionalismor intergovernmental relations in English, German, Italian, French or Spanish by 1 July 2018. Do … Continue reading
Announcement- PhD programme at the University of Trento in International Studies
The Call for Admissions to our PhD Programme in International Studies is now open (until 24 May 2018). This year, we offer 6 scholarships for MA students or recent graduates in economics, law, history, sociology, political science, international relations or related field. We kindly ask you to forward this information to interested students. The interdisciplinary 3-year PhD … Continue reading
Summer School – Comparing Constitutional Adjudication, University of Trento
This years topic is “Islam in Constitutional Adjudication in Europe”. For more information check the description http://cocoaproject.eu/images/Programme_of_the_2018_CoCoA_Summer_School.pdf Continue reading
Ascona-Seminar 2018: Selbstbestimmung ohne Grenzen – Souveränität zwischen Globalisierung und Nationalismus?
Conference on Bicameralism in Innsbruck
A conference on “Representing Regions Challenging Bicameralism” is going to be held in Innsbruck, Austria on 22-23 March 2018. More details attached as PDF.ConferenceBicameralism Continue reading
Call for Papers- Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Demokratie und internationaler Handel an der Uni Luzern
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Memorandum of Understanding signed between College of Public Administration and Governance, Philippines and the Institute of Federalism
On 12 February 2018, the Institute of Federalism (IFF), Fribourg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National College Public Administration and Governance, Diliman, Philippines (NCPAG). The MoU foresees academic cooperation and exchange of knowledge in the area of federalism, decentralisation and local governance between the two institutions. The signatories are Prof. Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza, … Continue reading
Reminder: Call for Applications for the Summer University on Federalism, Decentralisation and Conflict Resolution, 27. August – 12. September 2018
Federalism and decentralisation are crucial mechanisms to share power and limit abuse of power. Since federalism and decentralisation combine shared action for specific purposes (e.g. defence, external relations, economic development) with autonomous action for other purposes (e.g. education, culture, health), such vertical power sharing is seen as being necessary to accommodate the multinational and multi-ethnic … Continue reading
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