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Dr Mara Malagodi
@maramalagodi.bsky.social
Reader (Associate Professor) School of Law, University of Warwick | Non-practising barrister (call 2016) | Scholar of Middle Temple | Filmmaker | Co-EiC of Constitutional Studies | UKCLA ExCmt |
📧 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/people/mara_malagodi/
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There is still (some) time to register for this roundtable on the OUP book "Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment" by @rehanabeyratne.bsky.social! Discussion from Brenda Cossman (Toronto) & @apowelllaw.bsky.social (Warwick), chaired by CCC co-director @maramalagodi.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Come join us on 18 September!
Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the state of the field, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange in recent decades, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems, and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states.

Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Huge news! Constitutional Studies is now accepting submissions for our 2026 issues in #English, #French, and #Spanish. We accept submissions from varied disciplines on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world.

Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Join us for panels convening authors from our recent issue assessing the state of the field of constitutional studies. We'll discuss #ConstitutionalChange, #Courts, #DemocraticBacksliding, #ConstitutionalBacksliding, and more!

Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.
August 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Police in Nepal have used lethal force to suppress youth protests, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 300.

The “Gen Z”-led protests were organized following a widespread social media ban, with many also expressing anger about pervasive political corruption and nepotism in government.
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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To register for the seminar - and obtain the Teams link to connect - see our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-resear...
New Research Seminar - Fourth Branch Constitutionalism
Seminar on Michael Pal's (Ottawa) new work on Fourth Branch Constitutionalism with Tarun Khaitan (LSE) & Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) responding.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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On 22 Oct 2025, 2pm BST, we will host a roundtable on the @oxfordunipress.bsky.social book by @rehanabeyratne.bsky.social (Western Sydney), "Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment". Brenda Cossman (Toronto) & Alex Powell (Warwick) commenting; @maramalagodi.bsky.social chairing.
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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You can register for the lecture - and obtain the Teams link to connect to the event - via our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ccc-inaugu...
CCC Inaugural Lecture by Jill Cottrell Ghai
The renowned and influential scholar and practitioner, Jill Cottrell Ghai, will discuss Context in Comparative Constitutional Law.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Educated at the LSE and Yale Law School, Jill taught law for over 40 years at universities across the globe, including the University of Warwick. Jill also advised on the constitution-making processes of several countries, including East Timor, Nepal, Maldives, Iraq, and Somalia.
August 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🗓️ Mark your calendars! Our first event will be an Inaugural Lecture delivered by the renowned and influential scholar and practitioner, Jill Cottrell Ghai, who will discuss Context in Comparative Constitutional Law. The lecture will be online (via an MS Teams town hall) on 16 Sept 2025 at 2pm BST.
August 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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In her new piece for CS, @cherylas1.bsky.social discusses what we've learned from the increase in external support for #constitution-making processes during the wave of constitution making in the last three decades.

Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
July 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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In her new piece for CS, Putachad Artist explains the process of representing #constitutions and constitutional #polities through #art in her book covers for the @hartpublishing.bsky.social series on Constitutional Systems of the World.

Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.
July 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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In their new piece for CS, @maramalagodi.bsky.social and Sebastian Payne interview former UK Supreme Court President Baroness Brenda Hale about #humanrights, #parliament, #devolution, #judicialbacklash, #HongKong, #Brexit & more.

Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!
July 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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🚨New Publication🚨
I have a new article in the Cambridge Law Journal titled “Reimagining the Trust Conception of Legitimate Expectations”, available Open Access in FirstView here: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

@cambup-law.cambridge.org
@cccwarwick.bsky.social
REIMAGINING THE TRUST CONCEPTION OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS | The Cambridge Law Journal | Cambridge Core
REIMAGINING THE TRUST CONCEPTION OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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🤩 Congratulations to CCC co-director @maramalagodi.bsky.social - the co-editor-in-chief of the newly re-launched @constlstudies.bsky.social - on the publication of the re-launched journal's first issue. For more info, read Dr Malagodi's latest UKCLA blogpost: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/03/u...
Mara Malagodi: The State of the Comparative Constitutional Law Field and the Re-Launch of Constitutional Studies
Over the past three decades or so, comparative constitutional law has greatly advanced both as a site of scholarly inquiry and professional practice. As the field’s jurisdictional and thematic focu…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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The Strange Horizons fund-drive has been a little stuck between the 14K and 15K mark for the last week; and with 11 days to go, we could use some help — whether it is through donations or amplification. And a lot of excellent rewards still available!

To donate: www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
www.kickstarter.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Our new issue takes stock of state of the field of const'l studies. Regional views on #Africa, #Arab region, #Asia, #Europe, #LatinAmerica, #NorthAmerica, #Oceania, #postconflict states & #postSoveiet states.

Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!
July 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨 preview of @constlstudies.bsky.social relaunch issue 🚨
Publication on 30 June!
Preview of next week's issue! @zalali.bsky.social, Arcioni & Gover, Böckenförde, Gargarella, Hirschl, Suteu, Trochev & Juzgenbayev, Yeh & Chang, & @marie-joellez.bsky.social on state of field. Lady Hale & @cherylas1.bsky.social on judicial and constn'l work, and more!

Follow at tinyurl.com/bde5t83x
June 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Delighted to be part of the @constlstudies.bsky.social editorial team —
-Prof Wen-Chen Chang, Prof José Maria de la Serna and myself as Co-Editors in Chief,
-Dr @berihungebeye.bsky.social as Book Review Editor and
-Dr Ashley Moran as Managing Editor
🚨 first (re) issue to be published on 30 June!
We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.

First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
June 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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⭐ CCC co-director @maramalagodi.bsky.social has co-edited a new Special Section of the European Constitutional Law Review on "Gender, Populism, and Constitutional Degradation", including a co-written article on "Conceptualising the Link between Constitutional Degradation and Gender Populism" ⭐
Check out our Special Section on #Gender #Populism and #ConstitutionalDegradation for @euconst.bsky.social
co-edited w/ Elettra Stradella & Stefano Osella
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New issue of European Constitutional Law Review now available, including a special section on Gender, Populism and Constitutional Degradation.

📚 cup.org/4kuuPKe

@euconst.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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New research centre at Warwick Law: The Centre for Constitutions in Context (CCC) (@cccwarwick.bsky.social). Founded by @maramalagodi.bsky.social and me, the CCC investigates constitutions in their broader context. Follow us for information, including events and news: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/...
June 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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I’m delighted to be part of the editorial board of
@constlstudies.bsky.social . Many thanks for involving me! @maramalagodi.bsky.social
We are thrilled to relaunch this year as an international, multilingual, open access journal, published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law.

First reissue out this June! Read more at tinyurl.com/mtsuc85u and follow to get future issues!
June 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#DesignTheLawNepal video instruction for Legal Design Toolkit on sexual and reproductive health rights in Nepal — filmed with @sabrinagermain.bsky.social and Emily Allbon for our joint project w/ iProbono and LAPSOJ
youtube.com/watch?v=u96V...
Legal Design User Manual Explainer Video
YouTube video by iProbono
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June 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM