Call for Papers: The Venice Commission 1990-2025, Milan, Bocconi University, 15-16 May 2025
Call for papers for the international conference
The Venice Commission 1990-2025
Taking stock of 35 years for democracy through law
Milan, Bocconi University, 15-16 May 2025
On the occasion of the 35 th anniversary of its establishment, the Department of Legal Studies of Bocconi University in Milan and the Venice Commission convene a 2-days international conference – “The Venice Commission 1990-2025. Taking stock of 35 years for democracy through law” – to encourage the scientific debate on the contribution of the Venice Commission to the development of common constitutional standards. The conference aims at being an occasion of dialogue and exchange between legal scholarship and the Venice Commission and its Secretariat on current and future challenges for the Commission. Legal scholars at all stages of their professional career and from all jurisdictions are invited to submit a proposal
Participants are requested to send an abstract of no more than 4.000 characters (including spaces), by 31 January 2025, via email to: [email protected] using as email subject “The Venice Commission 1990-2025”.
The organizing committee will select the papers and notify the participants by 15 February 2025. Successful applicants will be invited to present their papers at the conference and debate with one or two discussants, including former and current members of the Venice Commission.
The conference proceedings will be published, subject to peer review, either in a special issue of an international law journal, or in an edited book.
The organizing Committee: Marta Cartabia (Bocconi University and Venice Commission), Simona Granata-Menghini (Venice Commission), Davide Paris (Bocconi University).
Deadlines’ overview:
Submission of abstracts: 31 January 2025
Notification of successful applicants: 15 February 2025
Conference: 15-16 May 2025
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