The Queen Mary Centre of Law and Society in a Global Context (CLSGC) is thrilled to announce a Masterclass with Professor Philipp Dann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) that will take place on 14-16 January 2025.

The legacies of empire and colonialism are becoming visible everywhere these days. They shape various debates in public law but also indicate a new phase of globalization. The Masterclass will study these legacies and discuss their various dimensions and implications in comparative constitutional, public international and European Union law. The Class will draw on history and political theory, especially post-/decolonial theories to contextualize public law. It will use examples (such as the concept of development and democracy) to understand how empire and colonialism have shaped constitutional, international and European Union law and their scholarly reflection over time. But it will also turn to the future and ask participants to explore the potentials (and pitfalls) for re-imagining public law and its scholarship in the 21st century through the colonial lens. The Class is an invitation to rethink public law and the role of legal scholarship in a truly global way mindful of the broader legacies of modernity and colonialism.

For more information about the workshop and to apply, click here.

Organisers: Mohsin Bhat, Tanzil Chowdhury and Eva Nanopoulos (Queen Mary University of London). 

When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Please note the start and end times listed are provisional and will be confirmed at a later date.)
Where: TBC