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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · 8d

📽️📚 Check out the latest edition of the ICON•S New Scholarship Showcase, featuring "Women's Rights in Liberal States" 🖋️ by Gila Stopler

Marcela Prieto Rudolphy in conversation w/ author.
🎧 Watch now:

New Scholarship Showcase: Women's Rights in Liberal States

YouTube video by ICON • S

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · 21d

📩 Check your inbox! We’ve shared a post-conference survey on the ICON•S 2025 Annual Conference in Brasília 🇧🇷. It takes less than 5 minutes—your feedback will help shape our 2026 Conference in Dublin 🇮🇪.

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · 27d

🗓️📣 Save the Date!

The ICON•S 2026 Annual Conference will be hosted by
University College Dublin in Dubin, Ireland 🇮🇪

📅 June 29 – July 1, 2026

Stay tuned—the CfP and further details will be shared soon!

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 30

📌⭕️The 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference Closing Ceremony will start at 1:00 pm. Be there as we unveil the winners of the 2025 Book Prize & share other announcements that you won't want to miss!

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 30

⭕️📌 Join us TOMORROW for the 2025 ICON•S Anti-Racist Scholars Forum!
🗓️ 30 July | 🕣 08:30 AM
📍UnB Law School – Exterior
A space for reflection & dialogue on racism in academia and public law’s role in challenging injustice.

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 29

⭕️📌 Join us TODAY for the 2025 ICON•S Women’s Reception!
🗓️29 July | 🕧 12:45 PM
📍UnB Law School – Exterior
We look forward to welcoming you for a conversation on the challenges women face in academia & exploring collective solutions to closing the gender gap in the field.

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 29

⭕️📌 Join us TODAY for the 2025 ICON•S Women’s Reception!
🗓️29 July | 🕧 12:45 PM
📍UnB Law School – Exterior
We look forward to welcoming you for a conversation on the challenges women face in academia & exploring collective solutions to closing the gender gap in the field.

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌎📌 PLENARY PANEL II: Inequality & Climate Change
🗓️ 29 July | 🕑 14:00
📍ADUnB
With:
👤 Herman Benjamin (Chief Justice, National High Court of Brazil)
👤 Liz Fisher (Oxford University)
👤 Cesar Rodríguez Garavito (NYU School of Law)
👤 Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes (Central European University)

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Opening Ceremony, Plenary Panel I on Digitalization, Democracy & Authoritarianism, and the Welcoming Reception will take place at the iconic Museu Nacional da República

🕕 Please arrive by 6:00 PM.

📍 maps.app.goo.gl/yGkUKRLTfCzp...

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 28

📌⭕️🌈 The 2025 ICON•S LGBTQI+ Reception takes place TODAY!
🗓️ 28 July | 🕐 12:45 PM
📍 UnB Law School – Exterior
We’re proud to host this gathering for the 5th consecutive year — a wonderful opportunity to bring together LGBTQI+ scholars and allies!

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣🗒️Registration for the 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference is now open! 🇧🇷
You can now collect up your badge to access all the conference events. The registration desk will be open from 8:00 am and will remain open throughout the conference. #iconsbrasília

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 27

📌⭕️ We look forward to welcoming Early Career Scholars to the 2025 ICON•S Early Career Scholars Reception — TOMORROW!
🗓️ July 28 | 🕗 08:15 AM
📍 UnB Law School – Exterior
Thank you to UCL Laws Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism & Max Planck Law for sponsoring this event.

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 26

💥 📄Check out the 2025 ICON•S Conference Booklet!
It includes the full program and a complete index of speakers, chairs, and discussants.

Access it here 👉 icon-society.org/2025conferen...
#iconsbrasília

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎉🇮🇩 We’re thrilled to announce that the ICON•S Indonesia Chapter has been officially approved — just in time to welcome them at next week’s Annual Conference in Brasília! Join us in congratulating and welcoming our newest chapter to the ICON•S community — selamat datang!

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 23

🙌Big thanks to the Law Schools Global League for supporting #ICONSBrasília! Uniting leading institutions worldwide, the League promotes cutting-edge legal education, global research, and cross-border collaboration. Explore their work: www.lawschoolsgloballeague.com

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 22

🙌Huge thanks to Cambridge University Press for supporting #iconsbrasília! Cambridge University Press is a not-for-profit publisher with a mission to unlock people's potential with the best learning and research solutions. www.cambridge.org/icons2025

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 21

🙌 Many thanks to Brill | Nijhoff for supporting #iconsbrasília! A prestigious imprint in international law, human rights & humanitarian law, their publishing legacy includes 30+ journals & 120+ new titles annually. Learn more: brill.com/page/bnij/home

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 19

🙌The 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference will be possible also thanks to the support of
@KASonline. #KAS is committed to achieving and maintaining peace, freedom & justice through political education. Learn more about their activities: kas.de/de/

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 18

🙌 A big thank you to @hartpublishing.bsky.social for supporting #iconsbrasília! Home to award-winning authors and over 2,000 titles, Hart publishes outstanding works that enrich the study and practice of law across disciplines. Explore more: www.bloomsbury.com/us/

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 18

🗓️ Just 10 days to go! Here's a glimpse of what's in store at the 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference in Brasília, Brazil 🇧🇷

Explore all plenary sessions, panels & events happening July 28–30:
🔗 app.oxfordabstracts.com/dashboard/ev...
#iconsbrasília

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 17

📽️📚 Check out the latest edition of the ICON•S New Scholarship Showcase, featuring "The Story of Constitutions" 🖋️ Wim Voermans
Maja Sahadzic in conversation w/ author.

🎧 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA-J...

New Scholarship Showcase: The Story of Constitutions

YouTube video by ICON • S

www.youtube.com

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 16

🙌 Thank you to The Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law for supporting #iconsbrasília. To learn more about the Center's fellowship opportunities for scholars and online resources visit: jeanmonnetprogram.org

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 14

🙌 Thank you to the German Law Journal for supporting #iconsbrasília! A pioneer in open-access publishing since 1999, GLJ bridges borders with cutting-edge scholarship in comparative, European & international law. Explore more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

German Law Journal | Cambridge Core

German Law Journal - Klaas Hendrik Eller, Jen Hendry, Russell Miller, Jule Mulder, Clara Rigoni, Emanuel V. Towfigh

www.cambridge.org

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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 12

🙌 A big thank you to NYU Law for supporting #iconsbrasília! With 94 faculty, 40+ clinics & 30+ centers, NYU Law leads in public service, law & business, and global legal education—redefining what it means to be practice-ready. Learn more: law.nyu.edu/about

ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · Jul 10

🙌 #iconsbrasília wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Law Schools Global League ! Dedicated to advancing global legal education, they foster academic debate, innovative teaching, and international collaboration in law. Learn more: www.lawschoolsgloballeague.com