Call for Applications: for Masterclass with Professor Philipp Dann on COLONIAL LEGACIES IN PUBLIC LAW, 24-26 February 2025

COLONIAL LEGACIES IN PUBLIC LAW Histories, Theories, Pitfalls And Potentials

BML Munjal University, Haryana, India is happy to announce a Masterclass with Professor Philipp Dann that will take place on 24-26 February 2025.

The legacies of empire and colonialism are intensely debated these days. They shape various debates in public law but also indicate a new phase of globalization. The Masterclass will study these legacies and discuss their various dimensions and implications in comparative constitutional, public international, and European Union law. The Class will draw on history and political theory, especially post-/decolonial theories to contextualize public law. It will use examples (such as the concept of development and democracy) to understand how empire and colonialism have shaped comparative and domestic constitutional and international Union law and their scholarly reflection over time. But it will also turn to the future and ask participants to explore the potentials (and pitfalls) for re-imagining public law and its scholarship in the 21st century through the colonial lens. The Class is an invitation to rethink public law and the role of legal scholarship in a truly global way mindful of the broader legacies of modernity and colonialism.

Format

The Class will be text- and discussion-oriented, based on a reader comprising texts by Professor Dann and other eminent works in the field. It will unfold through four sessions of 3 hours each. Each session will be composed of three elements: An introductory lecture by Professor Dann on the theme; discussions among smaller groups on the lecture and the assigned readings guided by an open set of questions; and a plenary discussion on the theme with Professor Dann.

Application process

Apply by 1, January 2025 – by filling up the form at https://forms.gle/xpDTJYzgqHTyi38i9 and outlining your particular interest in the theme of the class. For any queries, you can reach out to us at [email protected] Selection will be made by 15, January 2025.