Lecture: ‘Rethinking Constitutional Law’

Professor Antonios Kouroutakis, IE University (Madrid) Date: 17.12.2018, 6:00 p.m. Venue: Room 6012 | Sigmund Freud University | Freudplatz 1, 1020 Vienna This project is based on the assumption that ‘Power’ rots political actors. This remark is not new, as Alexis de Tocqueville had already remarked that ‘intrigue and corruption …

Constitutional Geometry in Westphalian and Post-Westphalian Constitutionalism

Professor Dr. Martin Belov, Sofia University »St. Kliment Ohridski« Date: 18.10.2018, 7:00 p.m. Venue: Sigmund Freud University | Freudplatz 1, 1020 Vienna   Martin Belov will present the transition from Westphalian to post-Westphalian constitutionalism in the light of the concept of constitutional geometry. Constitutional geometry is a new analytical paradigm of constitutional …

Lecture: ‘Brexit and the United Kingdom’s Devolutionary Constitution’

Professor Roger Masterman, Durham Law School (UK) Date: 28.09.2018, 12:30-13.30 Venue: Room 5002 | Sigmund Freud University | Freudplatz 1, 1020 Vienna The narrow 2016 UK-wide vote in favour of exiting the European Union (EU) masked differentiated preferences evidenced in the UK’s constituent territories. While majorities in England (53.3% voting to leave) …