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A 'global enthusiasm' about the possibilities of the rule of law has been observed in the post-cold war era and an emerging constitutional quality of international agreements is noted in the early 21st century. That quality constitutes an additional - often invisible - layer of international and regional organisations. The creation of organisations that seek to move ahead with arrangements of an increasingly binding constitutional quality e.g. the United Nations, the European Union, the Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN and the African Union dates back to the past half century only. Often the agreements are contested and norms are not considered as either appropriate or legitimate. So much so, that the conduct of international politics and the role of international law are subject to undergoing major scrutiny.
The talk does not turn to far away places to study interpretation of normative meaning but discusses British and German samples in Berlin, London and Brussels instead. It will be argued that limited access to participation under conditions of transnationalisation is key to address the scenario of looming normative conflict. To enhance the legitimacy of international politics, flanking measures need to be developed. Different ways in which norms work will be revealed.
The lecture is based on a case study on the interpretation of constitutional norms in Europe, and critically addresses the project of reconstituting democracy beyond the boundaries of the modern state.
Antje Wiener is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Bath. She was a Fellow at the WZB as Guest of the President in May and June 2006. Her most recent publications include Contested Meanings of Norms: The Challenge of Democratic Governance beyond the State (in: Comparative European Politics, 5 (1) 2007) and The Dual Quality of Norms and Governance beyond the State (in: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 10, 1, 2007, March, 47-69). The lecture refers to The Invisible Constitution of Politics which will be published with Cambridge University Press in 2008.
Information on participating / attending:
Please reply by October 11, 2007 to Hannelore Trautmann, email: ht@wzb.eu,
fax: 030/25491-680
Date:
10/16/2007 17:00 - 10/16/2007 20:00
Event venue:
Reichpietschufer 50
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
History / archaeology, Law, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Entry:
09/07/2007
Sender/author:
Dr. Paul Stoop
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event21263
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