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Post-2026-ICON'S: Three Scenes of the Fourth Branch in Two (Parallel) Constitutional Universes
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (84+ words) Ming-Sung Kuo, Reader in Law at the University of Warwick School of Law [Editor's Note: This is one of our ICONnect columns. For more information on our 2026 columnists, see'here.] Dublin: The Fourth Branch (Re)Imagined by Scholars Washington, DC: The Fourth…...
When the Algorithm Survives the Autocrat: Executable Legality and the Digital Inheritance of Democratic Transitions
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (170+ words) Luis E. L'pez Rodriguez, Venezuelan lawyer and LL. M. graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law Consider what transitions know how to do with authoritarian law, and watch each technique fail. What would a constitutional response look like? Transitions learned long ago…...
Thinking Constitutionally About the University: Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (372+ words) Adrienne Stone, Melbourne Laureate Professor and Director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at Melbourne Law School [Editor's Note: In conjunction with the 2026 ICON-S conference in Dublin, Ireland, ICONnect is featuring blog posts written by some of the participants…...
Corporatism and Academic Freedom
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (861+ words) www. iconnectblog. com Corporatism and Academic Freedom " Christoph M'llers, Professor of Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence, Humboldt-Universit't zu Berlin; Permanent fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. [Editor's Note: In conjunction with the 2026 ICON-S conference in Dublin, Ireland, ICONnect is featuring blog posts written…...
The Distorting Lens of Convergent Constitutional Theory
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1595+ words) www. iconnectblog. com The Distorting Lens of Convergent Constitutional Theory "Peter Cane, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, Australian National University; Honorary Professor, University of Sydney [Editor's Note: ICONnect is pleased to feature a symposium by the five nominees for this year's ICON-S…...
Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (1103+ words) www. iconnectblog. com Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry "Christina R. Bambrick, Filip Family Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame [Editor's Note: ICONnect is pleased to feature a symposium by the five nominees for this year's ICON-S…...
Assembling India's Constitution
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (224+ words) Rohit De, Professor of History, Yale University; Ornit Shani, Associate Professor of South Asia, University of Haifa [Editor's Note: ICONnect is pleased to feature a symposium by the five nominees for this year's'ICON-S Book Prize. This is the third entry…...
From Aspirational Quota to Constitutional Mandate in Indonesia
3+ week, 1+ day ago (869+ words) www. iconnectblog. com From Aspirational Quota to Constitutional Mandate in Indonesia "M. Lutfi Chakim, Ph D candidate, ANU Law School For more than two decades, Indonesian election law has required political parties to include at least 30 percent women on their candidate…...
Symposium on Militant Constitutionalism Part IV: Militant Professionalism: How Lawyers Can Counter the Autocratic Legal Playbook
3+ week, 4+ day ago (132+ words) " Scott Cummings, the Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics and Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law This is the fourth post of a Symposium on Militant Constitutionalism, comprised of 10 pieces. You can access the introductory post'here. How Autocrats Target…...
Symposium on Militant Constitutionalism Part III: Militant Constitutional Concepts
3+ week, 5+ day ago (131+ words) " Angelo Jr Golia, Assistant Professor at the LUISS School of Law and a Senior Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law This is the third post of a Symposium on Militant Constitutionalism, comprised…...