CHAPTERS

National and regional chapters form and integral wing of the ICON·S community. At present we have the following national and regional chapters.

NATIONAL CHAPTERS INCLUDE:

Argentina

Pursue the mission of ICON•S within Argentina, which is to promote the values of ICON•S and the commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law that involves academics and lawyers in constitutional law, administrative law and international law to better understand global and transnational legal developments.

Austria

ICON•S Austria promotes the values of ICON•S and, in particular, the commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law that engages scholars and practitioners in constitutional, administrative, and international law to better understand global and transnational legal developments.

Brazil

The Brazilian Chapter pursues the mission of ICON•S within Brazil through a commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law; fostering the development of transnational collaborative research projects involving Brazilian scholars of public law and other scholars from the Global South; and supporting transparency, accountability, diversity and gender equality through its governance.

Canada

The goal of the Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Canada and among Canadian scholars and those with a substantial connection to Canada.

Chile

The Chilean Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (hereinafter: ICON•S) is established to create a diverse and interdisciplinary academic forum to discuss contemporary Public Law challenges, including administrative law, constitutional law, international law, and related fields such as political science, political theory, jurisprudence, and political history.

Colombia

ICON•S Colombia promotes the values of ICON•S and, in particular, the commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law that engages scholars and practitioners in constitutional, administrative, and international law to better understand global and transnational legal developments.

France

Founded in 2023, the French Chapter is looking forward to contributing to bridging the global ICON-S community with French scholars of public law. Among our core mission statements lies the global approach to public law, the commitment to support and mentor early career scholars and the aim to foster and enhance academic dialogue.

Georgia

The Georgian chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON·S) established in February 2022 to create a diverse and interdisciplinary academic forum to discuss contemporary Public Law challenges, including administrative law, constitutional law, international law, and related fields such as political science, political theory, jurisprudence, and political history.

Germany

The aim of the German Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Germany. Visit the website of the German ICON•S Chapter here!

Israel

The Israeli chapter of ICON-S is a vibrant academic community of public law scholars and practitioners. Since its establishment in 2014, and in line with the values of ICON-S, the Israeli chapter aims to contribute to the development of the Israeli and global public law debate, by allowing diverse and innovative voices to be heard on contemporary public law issues.

Italy

The aim of the Italian Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Italy. The Italian Chapter has a commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law; encourages the engagement of junior scholars with the work of ICON•S; and writes year-in-reviews of developments in Italian Public Law, to be published in the ICONnect blog.

Malta

The Maltese Chapter spreads knowledge of comparative public law in Malta, and promotes interdisciplinary activities and studies within Malta as part of its promotion of the vision, mission, aims and values of ICON•S. It spreads knowledge of public law amongst scholars, professionals, and students in Malta; enhances regional co-operation with institutions related to the teaching of public law and related subjects, particularly in the Mediterranean region; and prepares reviews of developments in Maltese public law to be published in the ICONnect blog.

Mexico

The Mexican chapter of the International Society of Public Law aims to generate a plural space for discussion on Mexican public law and comparison with a multidisciplinary perspective. Likewise, the Mexican chapter aims to encourage national jurists’ participation in the annual conference of the International Society of Public Law.

Nigeria

The aim of the Nigerian Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S in Nigeria and strive to build a regional agenda, if not on the African continent, in the West African region.

Portugal

The aim of the Portuguese Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Portugal. In particular, the chapter provides a unique forum for the discussion of public law relationships within and between Portugal, the Portuguese speaking countries and regions, and the European Union at a time of significant change and it elaborates year-in-reviews of developments in Portuguese Public Law, to be published in the ICONnect blog.

Singapore

The aim of the Singapore Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Singapore. The Singapore Chapter especially promotes the capacity and engagement of junior scholars, and scholars from the Global South, within the work of ICON•S; and promotes intellectual exchange and cooperation among public law scholars in Singapore, as well as with the country’s judiciary and the legal profession.

Spain

The Spanish Chapter of ICON•S is based on trust in dialogue and academic debate; on commitment to democracy, the rule of law and human rights; and on openness to all disciplines of Public Law, especially, but not only, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, International, and European Union Law, as well as the Philosophy of Law and Political Sciences.

REGIONAL CHAPTERS INCLUDE:

Australia & New Zealand

The Australia and New Zealand Chapter (hereinafter ‘ICON•S AUS-NZ’) promotes intellectual exchange and cooperation among public law scholars in Australia and New Zealand, as well as with the judiciary and the legal profession, while promoting the values of ICON•S, including the engagement of junior scholars, and fostering the development of regional and transnational collaborative research projects.

Benelux

The Benelux Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) is a forum for inter- and cross-disciplinary debate concerning Public Law for Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg), European and other international scholars.

Britain and Ireland

The British and Irish Chapter of ICON•S promote the values of ICON•S, with a particular commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to public law that engages constitutional, administrative and international law scholars. It advances and promotes the fundamental constitutional values of democracy, equality, justice and human rights; promotes the capacity and engagement of junior scholars, and scholars from the Global South, within the work of ICON•S. It provides a unique forum for the discussion of constitutional relationships within and between Ireland, Britain and the European Union at a time of significant change.

Central and Eastern Europe

The aim of the Central and Eastern European Chapter is to pursue the mission of ICON•S within Central and Eastern Europe. Promote the values of ICON•S, and in particular, the commitment to an inter-disciplinary approach to public law that engages constitutional, European, administrative and international law scholars and practitioners so as to better understand global and transnational legal developments.

ICON·S encourages the establishment of national and regional chapters to complement the work of the global association. More information regarding establishing national and regional chapters can be found here.

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