The Enforcement and Protection of Political Rights
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Aula Giovanni Nocco, Luiss Campus at Via Parenzo 11, Rome
XI Conference of Diritti comparati
Day One - 29 January 2026, 2:00-7:30 pm
Institutional and Procedural Models
2:00 pm Introduction and Greetings
2:15 pm Session 1 - Which Models of Constitutional Protection of Electoral Rights? The Global North
Giacomo Delledonne Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Procedures and Challenges in Continental European Countries
Gabor Halmai ELTE
A Semi-Competitive Autocracy within the EU: The Case of Hungary
Graziella Romeo Bocconi University
The Strength and Limits of the Judicial Protection of Electoral Rights in the US
Moderator
Barbara De Donno Luiss
4:15 pm Break
4:45 pm Session 2 - Which Models of Constitutional Protection of Electoral Rights? The Global South
Giammaria Milani University of Siena
The Design and Role of Electoral Tribunals in Latin America
Matteo Nicolini University of Verona
Protecting Political Rights in a Context of Constitutional Instability: Africa
Mohsin Alam Bhat Queen Mary University of London
Instances of Protection of Electoral Rights in Asia
Moderator
Valentina Rita Scotti Luiss
6:45 pm Keynote Speech
Aileen Kavanagh Trinity College Dublin
Protecting Political Rights as a Collaborative Constitutional Process
Chair
Nicola Lupo Luiss
Day Two - 30 January 2026, 9:00 am-1:30 pm
Political Rights in Context: Multilevel and Cross-Sectional Challenges
9:00 am Session 3 - A Multilevel Constitutional Perspective on Electoral Guarantees
Christina Binder Bundeswehr University Munich & Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, CoE
International Electoral Observation Missions and the Role of Electoral Management Bodies: From Local to Global
Amaya Ubeda de Torres Venice Commission, Coe
The Council of Europe and the Venice Commission
Mikael Rask Madsen and Salvatore Caserta University of Copenhagen
The Place of International Courts
Moderator
Giovanni Piccirilli Luiss
11:00 am Break
11:30 am Session 4 - Common Contemporary Challenges to the Protection of Political Rights
Tarun Khaitan LSE
Constitutional Councils, Guarantor Institutions and the Political Opposition
Sergio Verdugo IE, Madrid
Electoral Rights in Autocratic Systems
Elettra Stradella University of Pisa
Discrimination and Gender Representation
Oreste Pollicino Bocconi University
The Influence of the Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligene on Elections
Moderator
Cristina Fasone Luiss
