"Making a New Constitution: The Case of Iceland"
24 Ocak 2012 · 14:00
Etkinlik Bilgileri
- Tarih
- 24 Ocak 2012
- Saat
- 14:00
- Durum
- Tamamlandı
- TEPAV
- Söğütözü Cad. No:43 TOBB-ETÜ Yerleşkesi 2. Kısım 06560 Söğütözü-Ankara
TEPAV is honoured to invite you
to the seventh Constitution Experts Seminar titled
“Making a New Constitution: The Case of Iceland”
January, 24th 2012, Tuesday
14.00-16.00
TEPAV Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room
(Behind the TOBB University of Economics and Technology - Söğütözü Cad. No: 43
Söğütözü-ANKARA)
SPEAKER
Thorvaldur GYLFASON
Professor of Economics, University of Iceland
Member of Iceland’s Constitutional Assembly
Thorvaldur Gylfason will provide a firsthand account of why Iceland, after its financial collapse in 2008, is now at last on the road to adopting a new constitution to replace the provisional constitution from 1944. A member of the Constitutional Assembly which delivered a draft constitution to the Parliament in July 2011, Gylfason will share his experiences regarding the democratic constitution making process known for its effective utilization of social media and participative-deliberative citizens’ forums.
The meeting will be in English. Simultaneous translation will be provided.
LCV: Şara AGUN-YALÇIN
Tel: 312.292 55 29 e-mail: sara.agun@tepav.org.tr