International Conference
The Comparison of Constitutional Law. Asian – European Dialogue
Location: University of Macau, Faculty of Law
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
9.30 Registration
10.00 -10.30 Welcome Address and Group Photo
Prof. ZENG Lingliang, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Macau
Prof. Rostam Neuwirth, University of Macau
10.30 – 11.00 General Introduction
Dr. Konrad Lachmayer, University of Vienna
11.00 -11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 -13.30 Challenges and perspectives on Comparing Constitutional Law in Europe and Asia
Chairperson: Prof. Rostam Neuwirth
Prof. Mahendra P. Singh, National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, (“The Indian Perspective”)
Prof. Surya Deva, City University of Hong Kong (“Marrying Socialist Constitutions with Free Market Ideology: What can China Learn from Indian Constitution’s Flirtation with the Right to Property?”)
Prof. Bea Verschraegen, University of Vienna (“The European Perspective”)
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch Break
15.00-17.00 International Constitutional Law and the Constitutionalization of International Law
Chairperson: Dr. Konrad Lachmayer
Dr. Christina Binder, University of Vienna (“The UN Charter as global Constitutional Law? Old ideas and new perspectives”)
Prof. Muruga Perumal Ramaswamy, University of Macau
Prof. Rostam Neuwirth, University of Macau (“WTO Constitutionalism: Insights from China, India and the EU”)
19.00 – Conference Dinner
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
9.45 – 11.15 The Relevance of Comparative Constitutional Law in Supreme and Constitutional Courts
Chairperson: Prof. Gui Jesus Conde e Silva
Dr. Bedanna Bapuly, Austrian Academy of Science (“Constitutional Courts in Europe”)
Dr. Denis Halis, University of Macau (“Constitutions "in Action": Comparative Approaches”)
11.15-11.45 Coffee Break
11.45-13.00 Constitutional law and private law – The Right to Property
Chairperson: Prof. Bea Verschraegen
Prof. TONG Io Cheng, Universiy of Macau (“The Chinese Perspective”)
Dr. Judith Schacherreiter, University of Vienna (“Land property beyond public and private law”)
Prof. Gui Jesus Conde e Silva, University of Macau (“Arbitration and Constitutional Law”)
13.00-15.15 Methodology in Comparative Constitutional Law
Chairperson: Dr. Denis Halis
Dr. Konrad Lachmayer, University of Vienna (“Different Approaches towards a Methodology in Comparative Constitutional Law”)
Joachim Stern, University of Vienna (“Applied Methodology in Comparative Constitutional Law”)
15.15-15.45 Coffee Break
15.45-17.00 Final Discussion: Future Perspectives
End of the Conference
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Project Coordinators & Contact:
Dr. Rostam Neuwirth LL.M., Assistant Professor
Faculty of Law, University of Macau
rjn@umac.mo
Dr. Konrad Lachmayer,
Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Vienna
konrad.lachmayer@univie.ac.at
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