@ucnpproject.bsky.social
A comparative, interdisciplinary research project examining the phenomenon of unwritten constitutionalism, focusing on Canada, the UK and Germany.
We conclude our conference with a fascinating panel on Unwrittenness and Informality in Regional and Global Constitutionalism looking at Democracy, the Rule of Law and Formalization.
Thank you again to @justinbrno.bsky.social for hosting us and organising these amazing and inspiring exchanges!
Day Two of our conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, co-organised with @justinbrno.bsky.social is off to a great start. After a very interesting panel on Informal Constitutional Bodies and Practices we are now looking at Constitutional Culture in Kenya, England, and Canada.
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We kicked of the Unwritten Constitutionalism & Informality Conference today in Brno bettween JUSTIN and the UCNP project @ucnpproject.bsky.social organized also with Durham, EUI & uOttawa, within the ERC INFINITY & UCNP projects at Masaryk University.
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Our afternoon sessions are going great here in Brno! After a very interesting panel on the conceptual differences between Unwrittenness and Informality we are finishing up the day with a look at Constitutional Conventions. Thank you so much to @justinbrno.bsky.social for hosting this first day!
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The conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, co organised by the UCNP Project and MUNI in Brno is off to a great start! After a very interesting panel on Constitutional Culture we are now reflecting on how the Unwritten Constitution might facilitate Constitutional Resilience.
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๐ Our team member Thomas Wischmeyer has started his new position as Professor of Public Law at @humboldtuni.bsky.social. Congratulations Thomas, and a great start to your time in Berlin! ๐
15.10.2025 12:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
New at Debating Canadian Defence:
How many defence ministers does Canada have?
open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
A selection of papers will be published in a special issue of the Review of Constitutional Studies, co-edited by @richardmailey.bsky.social, @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, @plagasse.bsky.social and @seanaglennon.bsky.social ๐
27.08.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
On 19 Sept, @centreconststud.bsky.social, @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social, the Barton Chair held by @plagasse.bsky.social & @ucnpproject.bsky.social will host a symposium exploring Canadaโs unwritten Constitution, incl constitutional principles, norms & conventions & the workings of the machinery of govt
27.08.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Sebastian Payne and I have a new article out in King's Law Journal.
The article examines why the royal prerogative has been displaced for intelligence, but not international military deployments.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Wrote a piece - with Matt Nicholson - on whether dualism provides an effective guide to, or description of, the UK's relationship with international laws (tl;dr summary: not really). It will be coming out in the CLJ in due course, but you can read it *now* here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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๐๏ธ๐ฃ Save the Date!
The ICONโขS 2026 Annual Conference will be hosted by
University College Dublin in Dubin, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
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June 29 โ July 1, 2026
Stay tunedโthe CfP and further details will be shared soon!
$37.50 for a comparative study of fifteen legislatures and how well they hold the executive to account.
How can you resist?
New season of TriCON seminars begins with Prof Hannah Birkenkรถtter @hbirk.bsky.social speaking about her new co-authored book The Rule of Law in Germany, with Prof Niels Kirst commenting, chaired by Prof Christiane Ahlborn @tcddublin.bsky.social
10.09.2025 06:22 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2A selection of papers will be published in a special issue of the Review of Constitutional Studies, co-edited by @richardmailey.bsky.social, @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, @plagasse.bsky.social and @seanaglennon.bsky.social ๐
27.08.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
On 19 Sept, @centreconststud.bsky.social, @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social, the Barton Chair held by @plagasse.bsky.social & @ucnpproject.bsky.social will host a symposium exploring Canadaโs unwritten Constitution, incl constitutional principles, norms & conventions & the workings of the machinery of govt
27.08.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
In her new article for Constitutional Studies, Silvia Suteu analyzes varied constitutional diagnoses and solutions for #democraticbacksliding in #Europe, asserting the centrality of #gender.
Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
Roger Masterman and Matthew Nicholson, "The Dissolution of Dualism" (Cambridge Law Journal, Ahead of Print)
Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The next Public Law Conference will be held at University of Cape Town, 1-4 July 2026. The theme is Public Law and the Future of Constitutional Democracy. 2026 marks the 30 year anniversary since the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. More details coming soon.
09.08.2025 00:57 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 4
New by Patrick Lennox and me in The Hub:
thehub.ca/2025/08/25/p...
Our team members @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social have been cited in Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity 2025 SKCA 74 on the evolution of the Canadian constitution โฌ๏ธ
11.08.2025 23:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จ Exciting news for public law scholars: @icon-s.bsky.social ICONโขS Annual Conference 2026 will be hosted in Dublin @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social Centre for Constitutional Studies โฌ๏ธ
01.08.2025 18:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ The ICON-S 2025 Annual Conference kicks off today-weโre excited to see so many important conversations in public law taking place! Best of luck to our project members who will be attending & presenting their research.
Wishing everyone a great week of ideas, exchange & collaboration! ๐๐
#ICONS2025
Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is out and you can check it on the link below: lnkd.in/dFJze_Ew
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Notre Infolettre d'รฉtรฉ 2025 est sortie et vous pouvez la consulter au lien ci-dessous: lnkd.in/dFJze_Ew
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A write-up of our June event (with some photos) on the relevance of unwritten norms for parliamentarians is now available on the UCL Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism website. I think it is fair to say the event was a success, thank you to all involved!
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/parliam...
This event, hosted in Westminster, featured panellists from UCL, Durham University, the Institute for Government, uOttawa, and Parliament itself. Read more at our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
24.06.2025 20:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This month, our project, in collab with the UK Parliamentโs Public Administration and Constitution Hub & UCLโs Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, held a workshop exploring the role of politicians & key parliamentary personnel in sustaining the unwritten dimension of constitutionalism
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La confรฉrence est organisรฉe par Professeurs @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, Noura Karazivan, et Naiomi Metallic, et Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Universitรฉ de Montrรฉal, et University of Ottawa.
Nous tenons ร remercier nos commanditaires JFK Law, ICON-S Canadian chapter, et SSHRC.
La Confรฉrence du 150e anniversaire de la Cour suprรชme du Canada le University of Ottawa approche ร grand pas, et nous sommes ravi.e.s de partager des mises ร jour au programme de la confรฉrence.
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