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Constitutions Lectures: 25 May & 16 June
Professors Ginsburg and Galligan investigate constitutional origins
 Next week we welcome Professor Tom Ginsburg back to Oxford for his lecture examining how developments in social contract theory can help us reach an understanding of the social foundations of constitutions.
His lecture will be held at the Manor Rd Building, Oxford on Weds 25th May.
'Constitutions as Contracts, Constitutions as Charters'
16.30, Wednesday 25th May
Full details
 FLJS Annual Lecture
Later this summer, there will be another look at the origins of constitutions, as Professor Denis Galligan delivers our Annual Lecture on:
'The Indirect Origins of the Juridical Constitution'
Jesus College Ship St Centre
17.30, Thursday 16th June
The Annual Lecture is preceded on the 16th by a workshop examining how the media reports on constitutional affairs.
For further details and to reserve your place at any of these events, please visit the Constitutions programme page
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Latest Policy Brief: Berlusconi on Trial
We assess the implications of the trial for politico-judicial relations
 As the trial of the Italian President Silvio Berlusconi continues, Political Scientist Carlo Guarnieri explores the ramifications for relations between courts and the legislature, and draws some lessons concerning judicial independence and accountability that apply throughout the EU.
Read more and download the Policy Brief: Berlusconi on Trial: Some Lessons for Judicial Accountability
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Video and News of Spring Events
Hungarian Opposition Leader on constitutional crisis; Regulation news
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A video of April's lecture in Budapest by the former leader of the Hungarian Opposition is now available to download. Click on the image above to start watching Professor Janos Kis's account of the current constitutional crisis in Hungary.
Read a report of this event  On 14th April we asked:
'Who Regulates the Regulators?' at a workshop attended by Baroness Ruth Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board, and the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Bradshaw. Participants heard presentations on the complexity of devising pan-European regulatory systems, and the effects of the coalition government's regulatory reforms in the UK. Read more To receive real-time updates when news and resources become available, subscribe to our Facebook or Twitter profiles.
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