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Sunday Schedule
Program
Annual
Meeting
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Sunday, January 5, 2003
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1:30-3:15 p.m.
Section on Comparative Law
Stuart P. Green, Louisiana State University, Chair |
Delaware Suite A
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Lobby Level |
Comparative Law Approaches to Constitution Building
(Program to be published in the Case Western Journal of International Law.)
Moderator:
Nora V. Demleitner, St. Mary's University
Speakers: - Hiram E. Chodosh, Case Western Reserve University
- James Vincent Feinerman, Georgetown University
- John C. Reitz, University of Iowa
- Adrien Katherine Wing, University of Iowa
What is or should be the role of comparative law in constitution building? To what extent do constitutional reformers and decision-makers draw (or fail to draw) on foreign constitutional experience? How well or poorly drawn are cross-national comparisons in matters such as institutional design, fundamental rights, and court doctrine? What are the potential benefits and hazards of emulating, adapting, or ignoring foreign constitutional determinations? In this program, the panelists will describe, evaluate, and attempt to draw broader lessons from the use of comparative law in national constitution building experiences in a diverse group of nations, including China, Indonesia, Namibia, Palestine, South Africa and the successor states of the former Soviet Union.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion
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