David Vitale

In less than 2 days! ⌛

On 19 Nov 2025, 2pm GMT, we will host an online roundtable on #Contextual Approaches to #Constitutional_Law in #Academic_Publishing with reps from 6 leading comparative con law journals, moderated by Prof @tomginsburg.bsky.social (Chicago) & chaired by CCC co-director Dr @davidvitale.bsky.social.

On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.

On 22 Oct 2025, 2pm BST, we will host a roundtable on the @oxfordunipress.bsky.social book by @rehanabeyratne.bsky.social (Western Sydney), "Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment". Brenda Cossman (Toronto) & Alex Powell (Warwick) commenting; @maramalagodi.bsky.social chairing.

The Centre for Constitutions in Context’s Inaugural Lecture will be delivered (online) by the renowned and influential scholar & practitioner of constitutional law, Jill Cottrell Ghai. Check out the Centre’s Eventbrite page to register and obtain the Teams link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccc-inaugu...

Trust, Courts and Social Rights Cambridge Core - Constitutional and Administrative Law - Trust, Courts and Social Rights

And you can find the book here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Very grateful to @vmantouvalou.bsky.social for her thoughtful and generous review of my @cambup-law.cambridge.org book "Trust, Courts and Social Rights" in Social & Legal Studies, describing the book as "fresh, thought-provoking, insightful and original". For the full review: doi.org/10.1177/0964...

🚨New Publication🚨
I have a new article in the Cambridge Law Journal titled “Reimagining the Trust Conception of Legitimate Expectations”, available Open Access in FirstView here: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

@cambup-law.cambridge.org
@cccwarwick.bsky.social

New research centre at Warwick Law: The Centre for Constitutions in Context (CCC) (@cccwarwick.bsky.social). Founded by @maramalagodi.bsky.social and me, the CCC investigates constitutions in their broader context. Follow us for information, including events and news: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/...

Last Thursday (12 June), I delivered the keynote at an event held @tilburg-university.bsky.social, organised by the Dutch Association of Constitutional Law and the VWR. In my keynote, I discussed my new book: doi.org/10.1017/9781.... Thanks to the organisers and participants for a wonderful event!

Two great new additions to our Trans-Atlantic Platform project team! Welcome Sonia & Chiara!

@odileammann.bsky.social
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
@ukri.org
@snsf-ch.bsky.social

Come work with us! Warwick Law School is hiring an Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, with preference to candidates who can contribute to the teaching of Tort Law and Global Health Law. Please share. For more details: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Lecturer in Political Theory

We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate!

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

My new Trans-Atlantic Platform project with Michael Pal (Ottawa) and @odileammann.bsky.social (Lausanne) - "Open Constitutional Democracy" - is now on Bluesky! Follow the project @opencondemocracy.bsky.social.
@ukri.org @snsf-ch.bsky.social

Looking forward to discussing my new book, "Trust, Courts and Social Rights" (doi.org/10.1017/9781...), on Tues, Feb 11, 12:30-2pm, at a Constitutional Roundtable of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, University of Toronto Faculty of Law: aspercentre.ca/event/consti....

Only a few days left to apply👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR257/r...

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Less than 2 weeks left to apply for this👇post. Please share.
@odileammann.bsky.social

Happening tomorrow: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

I am hiring a post-doc fellow to work with me on my new ESRC, T-AP project, "Open Constitutional Democracy", w/ @odileammann.bsky.social & Michael Pal. It is a 2-year, full-time post, starting around 1 Apr 2025. Deadline to apply is 15 Dec 2024. Please share!
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Trust, Courts and Social Rights Cambridge Core - Social Theory - Trust, Courts and Social Rights

And for more info about the book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

PLG - Trust, Courts and Social Rights This event is organised by the UCL Public Law Group

For info about the event, including tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plg-trust-...

Looking forward to discussing my new book "Trust, Courts and Social Rights" @UCL on Thurs 21 Nov, 1-2:30pm, hosted by the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, w/ @colmocinneide.bsky.social & @vmantouvalou.bsky.social commenting. Thanks @efieldingd.bsky.social & Jeff King for inviting me.

Delighted to be discussing my new book, "Trust, Courts and Social Rights", at the Oxford Public Law Discussion Group on Tues 15 Oct, 12:30-14:00, www.law.ox.ac.uk/public-law-d..., with Jo Murkens (LSE) and James Milton (UCL) commenting.
For more info on the book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Legal and Political Theory Forum – ‘Trust, Courts and Social Rights’ - LSE Law School Events The Legal & Political Theory Forum was set up in September 2007 in order to provide an umbrella for seminars and colloquia on topics of common interest to scholars and graduate students working in var...

Looking forward to discussing my new book, "Trust, Courts and Social Rights", at the LSE Law Legal and Political Theory Forum this Wednesday 2 October, 5-7pm, lselaw.events/event/legal-...
For more info on the book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Open Constitutional Democracy: Reconciling Deliberation and Constitutional Democracy Open Constitutional Democracy: Reconciling Deliberation and Constitutional Democracy Lead-PI: Michael Pal, University of Ottawa Consortium: Odile Ammann, University of Lausanne; David Vitale, Unive…

Thrilled to be awarded a 3-year, T-AP grant funded by the ESRC (UK), SSHRC (Canada) and @snsf-ch.bsky.social. I will be working with my co-PIs, Mike Pal (Ottawa) and @odileammann.bsky.social (@unil.bsky.social). More info to come.
www.transatlanticplatform.com/open-constit...

Litigants in Person in the Civil Justice System Why do people represent themselves?What works and what doesn't for self-represented parties?And how can we improve Litigant in Person (LiP) experiences to make…

My beautiful book is having a beautiful discount!
@hartpublishing.bsky.social
are offering a whopping 30% off at the moment AND it makes a very pretty back to school present! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/litigants...

Have started a list of public/ constitutional lawyers on bluesky. Happy to add ppl!

bsky.app/profile/bymy...

Great initiative. Please add me as well. Thanks!

Profilicity and online safety legislation This article applies the concept of profilicity to the emergence of online harms legislation. Grounded in social systems theory, profilicity designates a mode of self-presentation prevalent in social....

Given everyone is migrating their profiles this one might be timely - my article just published OA in the JLS is about the concept of Profilicity and Online Safety onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...