A lecture by Prof. Andrei Medushevsky on global constitutionalism was held at the Yabloko Party University
Press Release, 6.03.2023
On 3 March, the Yabloko Party University hosted a lecture “Global constitutionalism: integration or fragmentation as a way to construct a new world legal order?”. The lecturer is Andrei Medushevsky, Professor of the Research University of the Higher School of Economics and a member of the Public Constitutional Council.
The lecture focused on the theory and practice of global constitutionalism, the dominant liberal paradigm for creating a unified post-Westphalian world order. Today, global constitutionalism is opposed by a powerful trend towards the division of the world into separate legal regions, which questions the legitimacy of the system of international law and the classical values of constitutionalism. The lecturer analysed competing strategies for rebuilding the world order, including the position of the so-called revisionist states led by Russia, and revealed the change in the content of key political concepts – the social contract, sovereignty, parliamentarism, and human rights. Where will it led to – a world constitution or a supranational authoritarian state acting as a new Leviathan?
Posted: March 9th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars.