A Playbook for Reinstating the
Rule of Law
Constitution as Practice in Times of Transformation (ConTrans)
Conference
20–21 June 2024
Aula,
Kollegiengebäude I
About the Conference
As part of the Excellence Cluster Initiative “Constitution as Practice in Times of Transformation” (ConTrans), the two day conference is intended to shed light on the transition process back to the rule of law in Poland from a comparative perspective. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the conference aims to develop a playbook for reinstating the rule of law.
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Speaker
Program
Download20 June 2024
Opening Remarks
09:00
Paulina Starski
Keynote Speech
09:15
Adam Bodnar
Setting the Scene
10:15
Joseph H.H. Weiler
Coffee Break
11:00
Panel I
11:30
The Practice of Transition Processes
Chair Paulina Starski
Wojciech Sadurski (online)
Commentary Barbara Grabowska-Moroz
Petra Bárd
Commentary Márta Pardavi
Iris Canor
Commentary Rodrigo Cadore
Lunch Break
13:30
Panel II
15:00
Legal Culture and Communication
Chair Jens-Peter Schneider
Gabriele Britz
Commentary Johannes Vöhler
Anna Wójcik
Commentary Kaja Kaźmierska
Silvia von Steinsdorff
Commentary Beáta Bakó
Ethel Matala de Mazza
End of first Conference Day
17:00
Conference Dinner
19:30
Zum Roten Bären , Oberlinden 12, 79098 Freiburg Chairs, Speakers and Commentators only
21 June 2024
Introduction
09:00
Matthias Jestaedt
Panel III
09:10
Constitutional Transition
Chair Tom Daly
András Jakab
Commentary Aleksandra Kustra-Rogatka
Anna-Bettina Kaiser
Commentary Marcin Szwed
Christoph Bezemek
Commentary Rike Sinder
Coffee Break
11:00
Panel IV
11:30
Supranational Actors
Chair Sarah Katharina Stein
Dimitry Kochenov
Commentary Thomas Mollenhauer
Monica Claes
Commentary Luke Dimitrios Spieker
Diana Panke
Commentary Anna Śledzińska-Simon
Lunch Break
13:30
Concluding Discussion
15:00
Chair Paulina Starski
Tom Daly
Johannes Masing
Dariusz Mazur
Mirosław Wyrzykowski
End of Conference
17:00
FAQ
Is the conference open for everyone?
Yes, the conference is open for everyone who is interested, especially students.
Is there catering at the conference?
Drinks and snacks will be provided during the coffee breaks, but not during the lunch breaks.
Is there a registration fee?
No, you can attend the conference for free.
Location
Freiburg im Breisgau
Aula, Kollegiengebäude I
Platz der Universität 3
79098 Freiburg
Organizers
Prof. Dr. Paulina Starski, University of Freiburg
Johannes Vöhler, University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
Institute for Public Law
Department 1: European and International Law
Werthmannstraße 4
79098 Freiburg
ruleoflaw@jura.uni-freiburg.de
About ConTrans
Modern constitutions are at the centre of sociopolitical hopes and conflicts. Often understood as foundational documents of modern nation-states, they are associated with permanence and stability. However, the limits of the modern conception of constitutions become apparent when it comes to understanding the basic orders of societies and communities across space and time. Constitutions are based on social practices, making them a factor in the process of adaptation of social orders. This dimension becomes especially prominent in times of economic, social, and political change and crisis but has so far been neglected. This implies the need for a consistently interdisciplinary approach.
To this end, ConTrans brings perspectives from different disciplines together for the first time – from law and history to literary studies and psychology – in a comprehensive and sustained endeavour to investigate constitutions as social practices. Only in this way is it possible to comprehend variations of constitutionality across space and time. They range from symbols, rituals, and procedures to the discursive function of ‘ancient constitutions’ in modern debates. This requires an innovative analytical framework to explore communicative and institutional practices of different actors.
The goal of the participating researchers is to establish an international and interdisciplinary constitutional research programme in the humanities and social sciences through ConTrans and to give it concrete form in a Freiburg Centre for Interdisciplinary Constitutional Studies (FreiCIC).
Registration
There will be a live stream of the conference available on this website. Registration is only required if you attend in person.
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