Public Law and Cities 2024
The first Austrian Chapter Conference will take place on 10. and 11. September 2024 at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and Sigmund Freud University (SFU) in Vienna in cooperation with University of Graz.
The ICON.S AC Conference will focus on the manifold interrelations of public law and cities. All around the world, cities play a crucial role in addressing the challenges of the 21st century. International networks of cities illustrate new ways of thinking public law. Cities are challenged to give local answers to global problems. Cities are addressed by public law in many ways. Most prominently Ran Hirschl pointed to the constitutional silence regarding cities and claimed a transformation of the constitutional role of the cities. Administrative law transfers competences to cities and cities enforce administrative law on a local level. In that regard, the societal role of cities is steadily increasing.
The conference aims to address the overall concept of cities in public law as well as concrete challenges of the 21st century and the role of cities in dealing with these challenges through public law. The conference is interested in global perspectives towards cities from all continents around the world as well as in particular experiences of the role of cities in Central and Eastern Europe, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. The conference will deal with various topics in an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, including the status of cities in public law, climate change and cities, smart cities, migration, human rights and so on.
Publication of papers:
Several Austrian Law Journals are supporting ICON-S Austria and are encouraging the submission of your paper:
are welcoming submissions for papers in English language.
(Their respective guidelines and peer-review process applies, therefore we cannot guarantee publication.)
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Registration Optional Excursions Conference Map
Programme
10 September 2024
SFU, Freudplatz 1
Prof. Konrad Lachmayer, Sigmund Freud University (SFU)
Co-chair of the ICON.S Austrian Chapter
Prof. Verena Madner, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU),
Vice-President of the Austrian Constitutional Court
Prof. Maria Bertel, University of Graz,
Co-chair of the ICON.S Austrian Chapter
Dr. Johannes Schmid, Austrian Association of Cities and Towns
Location: SFU, Freudplatz 1
Prof. Ran Hirschl, University of Toronto
Constitutions and the City: Comparative Reflections
Prof. Vanesa Castan Broto, University of Sheffield
Delivering Innovation for Urban Climate Action
SFU, Freudplatz 1
WU, Welthandelsplatz 1 (AD) / SFU, Freudplatz 1
WU, Welthandelsplatz 1 (AD) / SFU, Freudplatz 1
Location:
Luftburg – Kolarik im Prater
Prater 128,
1020 Wien
Cash, debit cards and all major credit cards are accepted.
11 September 2024
WU, Welthandelsplatz 1 (AD) / SFU, Freudplatz 1
WU, Welthandelsplatz 1 (AD) / SFU, Freudplatz 1
SFU, Freudplatz 1
The conference will organise optional excursions to the following locations:
- Austrian Parliament – https://www.parlament.gv.at/en
- Austrian Constitutional Court – https://www.vfgh.gv.at/index.en.html
- Seestadt – New urban development area – https://preview.aspern-seestadt.at/en
Take part in an excursion (participation is free of charge!)
The conference is supported by:
