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Constitutional Wars: Constitutional Roots of the Peruvian Political Crisis

By Rafael Aste Rafael Aste is a second-year MAIA candidate at Johns Hopkins SAIS. The outlook for Peruvian democracy is rather bleak. Its democratic institutions effectively withstood the attempted self-coup by former President Pedro Castillo, but structural problems seem to … Continue reading

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An Evening with Professor Ruth Maria Hanau Santini

As part of the Contemporary Mediterranean History and Institutions Series, SAIS Bologna was pleased to welcome Professor Ruth Maria Hanau Santini of Università degli Studi di Napoli last night. She discussed the role of citizenship in state and society examining Post-2011 Tunisia as her … Continue reading

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Investigating the Influence of British Judges on the European Courts

Today we speak with Tine Carmeliet and Gina Kosmidou, current SAIS Europe MA students and research assistants here at the CCSDD. Tine and Gina both have backgrounds in law, and have just concluded working with CCSDD Director Justin Frosini on … Continue reading

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EULR Summer School & SAIS Europe

Some of you may be wondering whether the EU & Legal Reform Summer School in Montenegro is relevant to the curriculum at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe, considering the close connection between the graduate school and the CCSDD. Our answer: for many … Continue reading

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Tonight: Covering the EU Without Europeans

Tonight, journalist Bill Emmott will deliver a lecture entitled “Covering the European Union Without Europeans” as part of the CCSDD’s  “International Journalism” seminar series. Emmott is the former Editor of The Economist and co-producer of the documentary Girfriend in a Coma. The talk will take place … Continue reading

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Application Live for EU & Legal Reform Summer School

For the 11th year in a row, the CCSDD will run the EU & Legal Reform Summer School in Igalo, Montenegro from 13-18 July. This post-graduate course will focus on the constitutional implications of EU expansion, the lessons that can be learnt from … Continue reading

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Sarajevo Part II: Parallels between Bosnia and Bolzano

As part of our continuing series on the Sarajevo Study Trip, today we feature Esther Haidacher, a 2nd year law student at the University of Bologna and one of the 28 participants in this year’s trip. Esther hails from Italy’s Bolzano … Continue reading

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New Paid Internship Opening at the CCSDD

The CCSDD is offering a social media promotion position focused on front-end web applications. We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated, but that can work in collaboration and under the supervision of the Communications Manager. Support the efforts … Continue reading

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Professor Frosini Addresses the Scholars of the Studienstiftung

Last month, SAIS Europe student Lisa Pflaum headed to Milan to attend a seminar organized by the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung), where CCSDD Director Professor Justin O. Frosini gave a lecture on the current political and constitutional situation in Italy. Originally from Germany, … Continue reading

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Gay Rights Lecture Tonight!

We hope that you enjoyed Norbert Koster’s lecture on Thursday, so much so that you’re already aching to come back for more. As promised, tonight the CCSDD will host the second lecture in the Law Seminar Series (check here for … Continue reading

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