JUDICON-EU project was represented at the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S) Annual Conference 2024, held from July 8th to July 10th at IE University Law School in Madrid. This prestigious event brought together over 2,000 participants from across the globe, fostering vibrant discussions on public law and constitutional matters.
A major highlight of the conference was the book roundtable dedicated to the twin volumes edited by Kálmán Pócza Constitutional Review in Western Europe. Judicial-Legislative Relations in Comparative Perspective and Constitutional Review in Central and Eastern Europe. Judicial-Legislative Relations in Comparative Perspective. The session was chaired by Márton Sulyok, Head of the MCC Center for Public Law.
Kálmán Pócza opened the roundtable by presenting the main findings of his extensive research. Following his presentation, distinguished panelists offered their insights and critiques. Monika Florczak-Wątor from Jagiellonian University, Juan Mayoral of University Carlos III of Madrid, Arta Rama-Hajrizi (former President of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo) and Paula Garat of the Pontifical Catholic University of Uruguay, contributed to the lively discussion.
In another session, Kálmán Pócza and Márton Csapodi (researcher at the MCC Center for Constitutional Politics) presented their joint paper on constitutional pluralism. This presentation was part of the panel titled "Reforming the EU and its Institutions?" and was chaired by Professor Kieran Bradley from New York University.