EXPERTISE

Geographic Areas
Europe
United States

Issues
Constitutional Law
International Law
Minority Rights
Federalism and Secession
Religion
Inequality and Gender Issues

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Susanna Mancini
Adjunct professor of International Law
Associate professor of comparative public law, University of Bologna

Background and Education
Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow, European University Institute (spring 2009); Visiting Professor, Central European University, Budapest (2009, 2010, 2011); Floersheimer fellow and Visiting Professor, B. Cardozo Law School, New York City (2008, 2010, 2011); lecturer at several European and non-European universities including Yale, Oxford, Columbia, Maurer School of Law (IN), University College London, Oslo University, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Ph.D. European University Institute (Italy); L.L.M., University of Florence (Italy); M.A. in Law, University of Bologna (Italy)

Publications
“The Crucifix Rage: Supra-National Constitutionalism Bumps Against the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty,” in European Constitutional Law Review (2010); ”To Be Or Not To Be Jewish: The Supreme Court Of The United Kingdom Answers The Question,” European Constitutional Law Review (2010); “The judge as Moral Arbiter? The Case of Abortion” (with M. Rosenfeld) in A. Sajo, R. Uitz, (eds.) in Constitutional Topography: Constitutions and Values (2010); "The Power of Symbols and Symbols as Power: Secularism and Religion as Guarantors of Cultural Convergence," in Cardozo Law Review (2009); "Rethinking the Boundaries of Democratic Secession: Liberalism, Nationalism and the Right of Minorities to Self-Determination," in International Journal of Constitutional Law (2008); "Language Rights as Cultural Rights: a European Perspective," in Cultural Rights as Human Rights, co-author (2008); "Belgium: A Twofold Constitutional Identity With No Room For Minority Rights," in Percorsi Costituzionali (2008); "Taking Secularism (not too) Seriously: the Italian Crucifix Case," in Religion and Human Rights (2006); "Minority Rights," in Encyclopedia of Europe: 1914-2004 (2006); "Como reaccionan los ordenamientos juridicos ante culturas diferente?" in Mutliculturalismo (2006)

Awards and Affiliations
Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Constitutional Law. Member of the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development (CCSDD).

Languages
Italian
English
French
Spanish

Classes
International Human Rights