Constitution Building and Conflict Resolution
- a panel discussion in honor of Kenneth Feinberg -
Chair: Erin Jenne, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies
The Tension Between Constitutional Identity and Ethnicity In Post-Conflict Societies
Speaker: Nenad Dimitrijevic, Professor, Department of Political Science
The talk addresses the critical importance of distinguishing between constitutional and pre-political identities in difficult contexts. One claim would be that those who agree with Goodin and Sunstein are right in arguing that, sometimes, constitutions (starting with the constitution-making process) have to confront the
dominant traditions.
Constitution-Making and Moral Disagreement
Speaker: Zoltan Miklosi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
The talk covers theoretical issues underscoring majority and consensus-building solutions in contemporary constitutions.
Comparative Constitutional Scholarship Across Contexts and Conflicts
Speaker: Renata Uitz, Head, Department of Legal Studies
Comparative constitutional scholarship was revived by the constitution-making exercises of post-communist European countries in the early 1990s. With numerous constitution-writing processes in place in mid-conflict and post-conflict societies in Asia and Africa, the talk reflects on trends and challenges for contemporary scholarship on constitution-building in conflict and post-conflict settings.
Comments: Kenneth Feinberg, Former Special Master, U.S. Government September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and TARP Executive Compensation
Lecturer, Harvard Law School
RSVP: PanelCons@ceu.hu
