Sessions Information

  • January 3, 2014
    1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Session Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: Hilton New York Midtown
    Room: Sutton South
    Floor: Second Floor

    Recent legal events in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East have tempered the optimism that many legal observers felt after the Arab Spring.  Drawing on that experience, the panel will offer new perspectives on the relationship between democratic revolution and constitutional foundation. Building on recent theoretical and empirical work by its participants, the panel will focus on several interrelated issues: the major risks involved in revolutionary change and in constitutional replacement; the proper design of the constitution-making process; the role of women in constitutional transitions; and the functions of domestic and international institutions in supervising democratic transitions.  Panelists will highlight the ways in which recent events in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East challenge the conventional wisdom on what factors and actors contribute to a successful democratic transition.

     

Session Speakers
Boston College Law School
Speaker

Florida State University College of Law
Speaker

Columbia Law School
Speaker

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Moderator

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Speaker

Lewis and Clark Law School
Speaker

Session Fees
  • 5273 AALS Hot Topic/Bridge Program - Constitution-Making in Egypt and the Middle East: A Stalled Arab Spring or a Pathway to Democracy?: $0.00