Events 2012-2013
the clough center for the study of constitutional democracy
spring 2013 Lectures
Constitutional Structures and Political Culture with Robert George
Monday, January 28, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Gasson 100
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
The Origins of Political Order with Francis Fukuyama
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Fulton 511
Part of the John Marshall Lectures in Political Philosophy.
Constitutionalism and Coercion with Frederick Schauer
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Reception at 4:00 p.m., Program at 4:30 p.m.
Barat House, Boston College Law School
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
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Constitution: Language and Content with Amartya Sen
Thursday, February 28, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Higgins 300
The Beheading of the Legislative Power: European Constitutionalization between Capitalism and Democracy with Hauke Brunkhorst
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Fulton Hall 513
Symposium
Dreams of total power: Dictators and Dictatorships in the Twentieth Century
Monday, March 18, 2013
Thompson Room, Burns Library
Space is limited. Registration is required by 3/14.
Living in the Times of Interregnum with Zygmunt Bauman
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
4:30 p.m.
McGuinn 121
States and the Revenge of Geography with Robert D. Kaplan
Monday, April 8, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Fulton Hall, Room 513
Colloquium
The Ethics of the Warrior
Friday, April 12, 2013
1:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
McGuinn 521
Part of the John Marshall Lectures on Political Philosophy.
A Common Gauge: Harmonization & International Law with Hon. James L. Bacchus
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Barat House, Boston College Law School
Nicola Lacey
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
4:00 p.m. Reception | 4:30 p.m. Program
Barat House, Boston College Law School
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
Graduate Fellows Symposium
Emancipation at 150
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
9:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Murray Function Room, Yawkey Center
The Founders of Pragmatism on Philosophy and Life with Hilary Putnam
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
Fall 2012 Lectures
Law, Culture, & Legacies of Slavery
with Annette Gordon-Reed
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Higgins Hall, Room 300
The Separation of Powers in Thought and Practice with Jeremy Waldron
Thursday, September 20, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Higgins Hall, Room 300
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
Global Environmental Constitutionalism Panel
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Higgins Hall, Room 300
Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition with David Garland
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
3:00 p.m.
East Wing, Room 120
Boston College Law School, Newton Campus
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University
Friday, October 12, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Boston College Law School
Duress & Moral Progress with Seana Shiffrin
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
3:00 p.m.
East Wing, Room 400
Boston College Law School, Newton Campus
Part of the Clough Distinguished Lectures in Jurisprudence.
The 2012 Election in Comparative and Historical Perspective Conference
Friday, October 19 – Saturday, October 20, 2012
9:30 – 6:00pm (Friday) | 9:30 – 5:00pm (Saturday)
Fulton Hall Honors Library, Boston College
Watch the keynote speakers: Sean Wilentz | Heather Gerken
Of Law and God in Europe with J.H.H. Weiler
Thursday, November 15, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Higgins 300
Defending Terrorism Charges: A Lawyer's Perspective on United States v. Mehanna
Monday, November 19, 2012
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Stuart House, Room 315
Symposium on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 300th Anniversary
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Luncheon at 12:00 p.m.
Symposium from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Murray Function Room, Yawkey Center, Boston College