Tom Ginsburg Discusses the U.S. Constitution in Comparative Perspective
Deputy Dean of Chicago Law – Tom Ginsburg – Discusses the U.S. Constitution in Comparative Perspective at Latest Dialogue
On Monday, February 2, 2015, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law welcomed Tom Ginsburg, Deputy Dean, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago Law School. Dean Ginsburg presented his talk, “Were the Framers Right about Constitutional Design? The U.S. Constitution in Comparative Perspective” as the featured guest for our Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series. The event was moderated by Ronald D. Rotunda, Doy and Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the Fowler School of Law.
Dean Ginsburg’s talk focused on historical data and empirical analysis evaluating the Framers’ design as compared to other constitutional governance choices by nations around the world and across time – especially related to the issues of war powers, presidentialism over parliamentarism, term limits, and the amendment process. He stressed that there may be much to learn from experience that could make the Framers – if they were presented with constitution building today – make different design choices than those embodied in our present U.S. Constitution.
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