Last week, UCD Sutherland School of Law (@ucddublin.bsky.social) hosted the ICON•S Annual Conference (@icon-s.bsky.social), bringing together public law scholars from around the world to discuss this year's theme, "Reimagining Public Law for a Fractured World: Technology, Identity & Truth."

A group of scholars, many of them from Central and Eastern Europe, contributed to the excellent monograph on the rights of Roma and strategic litigation in European courts. Edited by Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas, the book offers many nuanced and insightful accounts of its two central themes.

Applications are now open for the EUI Writing Workshop for Public Law Scholars from Central & Eastern Europe (21–22 Sept 2026, Florence 🇮🇹). Designed for early career researchers (including PhD researchers), the workshop offers hands-on guidance on publishing in leading English-language journals.

Opening day of the ICON-S CEE Annual Conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana 🇸🇮

📚 Online Book Roundtable | 28 April, 11:00–12:30 CET Join us for a discussion of Laws of Caring: The Right to Marry Defended (2026) by Dr Bartosz Biskup (EUI). 💬 Discussants: Dr Lidka Rodak (University of Silesia) & Dr Barbara Havelková (University of Oxford)

Excited for this upcoming discussion at the European University Institute 👇 Guardians under fire: Ukraine’s Constitutional Court between Wartime Constitutionalism and European Integration 🗓️ 15 April 2026 | 15:00–16:30 CEST 📍 Villa Salviati (Sala dei Cuoi) / hybrid

🤓 Working on issues related to academic freedom and democracy? If so, submit your work to the upcoming "Academic Freedom and Democracy" conference of the ICON.S Austria! The conference is planned for 7 and 8 September 2026, and the deadline for submitting abstracts is 19 April 2026. See you in Graz!

Excited for Wednesday’s ICON‑S CEE roundtable (25 Feb, 14:00–15:30 CET)! We’ll discuss @annakfruhstorfer.bsky.social’s new monograph, Constitutional Change under Autocracy, exploring how amendments shape regime stability. With Alexei Trochev & Kriszta Kovacs as discussants + audience Q&A.

Rethinking democracy through constitutional adjudication 📅 4–5 March 2026 📍 Comenius University in Bratislava + online Join us for the HARVEST international workshop “The Times, Spaces, and Futures of Democracy Through the Lens of Constitutional Adjudication.”

📕 New publication alert! ⬇️ 🔛 Cambridge University Press has recently published a new edited volume, "European Constitutionalism the Other Way Round: From the Periphery to the Centre".

💡 Scholars working on issues related to gender equality may find the following conference of interest.

Early-career scholars in the CEE region, here is an excellent opportunity to present a piece of your work that may result in a new contribution to knowledge!

The ICON-S CEE Chapter is delighted to invite everyone to our next online roundtable about an exciting new book! 😊

📣 Call for Papers We’re delighted to share the call for papers for next year’s ICON-S CEE Chapter Annual Conference, taking place 14–15 May 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮

In April of 2024, the Chapter held its annual conference at the Faculty of Law, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania, on "Unwritten Constitutionalism and Public Law in Central and Eastern Europe".

The most recent issue of the International Journal of Constitutional Law includes the symposium "Women, Gender, and Constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe". Co-edited by the co-chair of the Chapter, Professor Barbara Havelkova, alongside professors Mathias Moschel and Anna Sledzinska-Simon.

📢 The EUI’s PhD applications are now open! If you’re a young scholar from Central, Eastern, or Southeastern Europe considering a PhD in Law, History, Political and Social Sciences, or Economics, this is a great opportunity to join a vibrant academic community in Florence.