Philosophy of law; Constitutional theory; Comparative constitutionalism

Summary

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Professor Sadurski welcomes enquiries from students who wish to research in areas related to his research interests: philosophy of law, constitutional theory, comparative constitutionalism.

Supervisor

Professor Wojciech Sadurski.

Research location

Sydney Law School

Program type

Masters/PHD

Synopsis

Professor Sadurski supervises students undertaking research on philosophy of law, constitutional theory, comparative constitutionalism, in particular in the following areas: what are the moral fiundation of a liberal state and law? what are the sources of legal legitimacy and a duty to obey the law? what are philosophical foundations of freedom of speech and freedom of religion? what are the bases for a strong judicial (constitutional) review and how can it be reconciled with democratic principles?

Additional information

Examples of PhD theses supervised by Professor Sadurski include the following:

Socrates’ Justification for Obeying an Unjust Sentence of Death: An Analysis and Translation of Plato’s Crito.
Are Human Rights Transplantable? Reflections on a pragmatic theory of human rights under conditions of globalization
Constitutional Dilemmas: Conflicts of Fundamental Legal Rights in Europe and in the USA
A Contribution to a Theory of Horizontal Effects of Human Rights (European University Institute, Florence, 2007)
Believing in secular states: Freedom of religion and separation of state and religion as legal concepts in Europe
Choosing an optimal design for constitutional judicial review in transitions: a perspective of democratic consolidation and rule of law
The Evolution of Socio-Economic Constitutional Rights Conceptions in the Context of Democratisation Processes
The Relevance of Critical Race Theory to Europe
Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study between Europe and the United States

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 1518

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