September 11 – 12, 2009
Hosted by American University Washington College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Washington DC , United States of America
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FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009 at American University Washington College of LawBuses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 7:45.
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome from Host
Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law
Welcome from IALS
Mónica Pinto, IALS President, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Law
and Social Sciences, ArgentinaIntroduction
Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States, Chair, Planning Committee for IALS Conference on
Constitutional Law9:15 - 10:30
Plenary: Comparative Constitutional LawMethodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law
Vicki C. Jackson, Georgetown University Law Center, United StatesHybridization
John McEldowney, University of Warwick, United KingdomBorrowing in Constitutional Making and Adjudication
Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United StatesModerator: Faridah Jalil, National University Malaysia, Malaysia
10:30 - 10:45
Refreshment Break1045 – 12:15
Small Groups
See the handout in your materials folder for your small group assignment and its meeting room location.12:15-13:45
IALS Luncheon Sponsored by American University Washington College of LawIntroduction: Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law, United States
Speaker:
Walter Dellinger, Duke University School of Law, United StatesCommentator:
Herman Schwartz, American University Washington College of Law, United States14:00 - 15:30
Plenary: Religion, State and ConstitutionSymbols and Representation
Susanna Mancini, University of Bologna, ItalyConflict Between Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Expression
Guy Haarscher, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumRelationship Between State and Religion
Michel Troper, University of Paris X, FranceLegislative Prayers and Judicial Sins
Jamin Ben Raskin, American University Washington College of Law, United StatesModerator: To Be Announced
15:30 - 15:45
Refreshment Break
15:45 - 17:15
Concurrent Sessions:Gender and Constitution
Reproductive Rights
Paola Bergallo, University of Buenos Aires and San Andrés University, ArgentinaGender and Constitutional Citizenship
Helen Irving, The University of Sydney, Australia
Mutliculturalism and Constitution
Beverley Baines, Queen's University, CanadaModerator: Henk Botha, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Constitutional Adjudication and Democracy
Constitutional Role of Transnational Courts
Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University, United States
Democracy, Popular Sovereignty, and the Courts
Wessel le Roux, University of South Africa, South AfricaModerator: John McEldowney, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
17:30
Buses will depart from American University Washington College of Law18:45 (Buses Depart)
IALS Reception/Dinner Sponsored by American University Washington College of Law
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 18:45. Buses will return to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at conclusion of dinner.
SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2009 at Georgetown University Law CenterBuses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 7:45.
9:00 - 10:30
Hart Auditorium
Welcome from Host
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law CenterPlenary: Distributive Justice
Poverty
V.S. Elizabeth, National Law School of India University, IndiaAdjudicating Socio-economic Rights under a Transformative Constitution
Linda Stewart, North-West University, South AfricaModerator: Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law, United States
10:30 - 10:45
Refreshment Break10:45 - 12:00
Small Groups
See the handout in your materials folder for your small group assignment and its meeting room location.12:00 - 13:45
Gewirz Student Center
IALS Luncheon Sponsored by Georgetown University Law CenterIntroduction:
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center, United StatesSpeaker:
Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School, United States14:00 - 15:15
Plenary: Contemporary Challenges to Executive PowerEmergency Powers
Carlos Rosenkrantz , San Andrés University, ArgentinaRelationship Between Executive and Other Branches of Government
Richard Clayton, Cambridge University, United KingdomModerator: Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States
15:15 - 15:30
Refreshment Break
15:30 - 17:15
Plenary: TeachingSusan H. Williams, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, United States
Henk Botha, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Faridah Jalil, National University Malaysia, MalaysiaModerator: Helen Irving, University of Sydney, Australia
17:30
Buses will depart from Georgetown University Law Center18:45 (Buses Depart)
Reception/Dinner Sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center
Buses will depart from the 24th Street Exit of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at 18:45. Buses will return to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel at conclusion of dinner.Conference Wrap Up
Moderator: Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, United States