<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><b>SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (SLSA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE</b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><b>University of Portsmouth, UK 26-28 March 2024</b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><b>STREAM: CONSTITUTIONALISM IN DEVELOPING DEMOCRACIES</b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">Stable constitutionalism is generally regarded as one of the characteristics associated with advanced democracies. However, emerging research in comparative law and courts suggests that a significant degree of constitutionalism can exist without having an established democracy. Admittedly, many developing democracies have unstable constitutional histories, and the governments in these states are in a better position to control or manipulate constitutional courts that have no power of the purse or firearm. In recent decades, however, some real-world cases in developing democracies show that constitutional courts are increasingly successful in enforcing constitutions and making rulings against the interests of other governmental branches. How can we account for the presence of reasonably stable constitutionalism and independent courts in developing democracies? Which factors (or actors) promote or undermine the development of constitutionalism and judicial independence in developing democracies? This section seeks to address the above questions and questions related thereto.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">We call for papers that make new theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions to various aspect of constitutionalism in developing democracies. Specifically, we are interested in soliciting papers with the subjects including—but not limited to—judicialization of politics, politicisation of the judiciary, judicial independence, the rule of law, constitutional politics, comparative judicial politics, politics of human rights, the enforcement of socio-economic rights, and/or judicial decision-making. We also welcome papers on in-depth case studies for a single country or with a regional focus (such as Asia, Latin America, Africa, etc.). Additionally, we encourage papers on legal theories developed in the context of developing democracies, comparative analysis of constitutionalism in established and developing democracies, and/or new empirical datasets on courts in developing democracies.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">Please see the above call for papers/posters and details about registration deadlines and bursaries at <a href="http://www.slsa2024.co.uk">www.slsa2024.co.uk</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">Please submit your paper abstract up to 250 words via Oxford abstracts: <a href="https://auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/stages/7142/submitter" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Oxford Abstracts</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">Please see details of bursaries at <a href="https://www.slsa2024.co.uk/general-8-1" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">BURSARIES | SLSA 2024</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">The deadline for submissions is 12 January 2024 at 18:00 UK time.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium">For informal queries please contact convenor: Dr Nauman Reayat, <a href="mailto:nauman381a@gmail.com">nauman381a@gmail.com</a></p></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">If you have any questions or need any further information, please let me know. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-s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