As from 2021 the award will be assigned on a permanent basis among the theses submitted for publication with Hart Publishing, Oxford. Theses which meet high international standards will be published, as a rule in the European Academy of Legal Theory Series. Doctoral theses which are considered to be exceptionally good by a representative international jury will receive the European Award for Legal Theory. Further information…
Although in the academic year of 2020-21, Corona restrictions will mostly prohibit these nourishing occasions on a very personal level the perspective of the LLM is to provide a productive kind of blended teaching for preserving and enhancing the Humboldtian spirit. Download the Provisional Master Programme Design and Study Plan 2020-2021
Westphalian constitutionalism has shaped our understanding of politics, socio-political institutions and personal and political freedom for centuries. It is historically based in the foundations of Western modernity, such as humanism and rationalism, and is organized around familiar principles of national sovereignty, the rule of law, the separation of powers and democracy. But since the end of the 20th century global constitutionalism has gradually emerged, challenging both the constitutional ideology and the constitutional design of Westphalian constitutional law. This book critically assesses the structural and functional transformations in the Westphalian constitutional tradition produced by the emergence of supranational and global constitutionalism. …
The most recent book of EALT’s honorary president Francois Ost, entitled “À quoi sert le droit ? Usages, fonctions, finalités” has been published at Bruylant, Brussels. More details…
The Institute for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies at the University of Lucerne is pleased to announce the call for applications for its Young Scholar Visiting Fellowship scheme for 2018. The fellowship programme is part of our mission to promote international and interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Fellows are invited to spend an extended period at the institute, during which they can share and develop research and teaching ideas with our members. For further details and the the full call for applications 2018 (deadline 30th November, 2017) follow the link below: Visiting Fellow Programme Informal enquiries can be directed to Dr. Steven Howe.
