Media Relations
Monday,
November 19,
2007
Center for Constitutional Democracy
Two Indiana University research centers will share a $100,000 grant from the United States Department of State for the study of human rights violations in Libya.
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Lauren Robel is visiting several leading Indian law schools as part of an IU effort to explore educational partnerships among the university, Indiana and India.
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Distinguished scholars from Indiana University, the Australian National University and other institutions will meet next month to address challenges to constitutional democracy in Asia from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. The symposium, "Difference and Constitutionalism in Asia," will take place March 4-5 in the Moot Court Room of the IU Maurer School of Law.
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The Egyptian military's plan to submit a revised constitution to a referendum within two months is a step in the right direction, but considerable risks remain and reformers should proceed slowly, according to David Williams, director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
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The international community will be making a mistake if it focuses on encouraging Burma's military government to hold "free and fair" elections in November, says an Indiana University law professor who has advised the Asian nation's ethnic opposition groups. David Williams, of the IU Maurer School of Law, said Burma's 2008 constitution guarantees that the secretive and authoritarian military government will retain power, regardless of the elections.
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