José María Sauca Cano

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Professor of Philosophy of Law since 1997, heads the Research Group on Law and Justice (GIDYJ) and coordinates the Inter-University Program in Culture of Lawfulness (Trust-Cm).
Research lines
- Culture of the law.
- Civil society and democracy.
- Identity and Rights.
- Human Rights.
- Legal Methodology
Recent positionss
- Scientific Coordinator of the Fourth International Congress of Basque Government's Human Rights entitled Citizenship and Social Rights: A Speech to the future. Bilbao 15 - 17 September 2010 [www.humanrightscongress.org].
- Co-coordinator in conjunction with Prof. Alain-G. Gagnon of the international workshop entitled Identity, Pluralism and Democracy. I Meeting between Groupe de Recherche sur les Sociétés Plurinationales (GRSP) & Research Group on Law and Justice (GIDYJ). Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (10 to 12 May 2010).
Recent publications
- "Contributions of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission to intercultural model of Quebec" in Iura Vasconiae. Historical Journal of Law and Autonomy of the Basque, no. 7, 2010, pp. 449-476 (ISSN 1699-5376).
- Identity and Law. New proposal for old problems, Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2010, 230 pp. (ISBN: 978-849-985-059-7).
- "Culture of Lawfulness. Draft Conceptual and Methodological Exploration "in Assembly. Magazine Parliamentary Assembly of Madrid, n º. 22, (in press) (ISSN 1575-5312).
- and M ª. Isabel Wences: "Citizen participation and cultural diversity: the Bouchard-Taylor Commission" in Andamios. Journal of Social Research. Mexico, Volume 5, Number 10, April 2009, pp. 9-37 (ISSN 1870-0063).
Recent activities
Presentations at conferences and seminars:
• Perspectives on Governance, Territoriality and Identity in the international workshop entitled Identity, Pluralism and Democracy. I Meeting Between Groupe de Recherche sur les Sociétés Plurinationales (GRSP) & Research Group on Law and Justice (GIDYJ). Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (10 -12 May 2010).
• Droits culturels et appartenance in Congress The Mobilisation du Droit Communautaire et le Pluralism organized by Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité au Québec (Cridaq). Université Laval. Québec (7 and 8 May 2010).
• Perspectives on the Development of the Spanish "State of autonomy" in the International Congress entitled Autonomy: Imagining Democratic Alternatives in Complex Settings, organized by Ethnicity & Democratic Governance Programme. Madrid (14-16 April 2010).
• Towards the merits of an individual right to historical memory in the Historical Memory Law Seminar, Transitional Justice, Public Policy and Citizenship. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (February 2010).
• Pluralism in the Second Workshop on Culture of Lawfulness: Lexicon Culture of Lawfulness. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (December 2009).
• The idea of Law in Tocqueville, the Permanent Seminar CLASSICS concluded with the title The Thinking force de Tocqueville ° under the coordination of Roberto R. Aramayo and Julian Sauquillo at the Ateneo de Madrid (14 - December 17, 2009).
• Diversity of theoretical assumptions on the idea of plural citizenship in Canada at the Eighth Symposium of History and Law of the Basque Autonomous entitled multinational companies and constitutional change, Donostia-San Sebastián (November 2009).
• Liberalism and collective rights in the Seminar in Philosophy of Law, School of Law, University of Alicante with the title (April 2009).
• Analysis of the contributions of Michael Seymour to cultural liberalism in the Workshop on Law and Justice (TDJ) Research Group on Law and Justice (GIDYJ) with the title (April 2009).
• Social state of law from political philosophy at the seminar "Human rights, rule of law and Argumentation Theory" co-organized by the Human Rights Institute "Bartolomé de las Casas" and the Latin American Association "Constitutionalism and Democracy" (March 2009 .)
Conferences:
• Eta Eskualde nortasuna: Kanadako ikasgaiak in the Summer School of the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. Donostiako uda ikastaroak) entitled Eskualdea, Europe Batasuneko "Kide" Berriaren Inguruabarrak (I), Donostia-San Sebastián (Irailak-September , 2010).
• Political corruption in the International Debate Club Ghetto No organized by the Fundación Instituto de Cultura del Sur and the city of Alcorcón (October 2009).
• The right of citizens to the historical memory in the Summer Courses Villablino (León), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (July 2009).
• War crimes, genocide and universal jurisdiction: the Spanish case in the Escorial Summer Courses of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (July 2009).
• Democracy and culture of the law in Aranjuez Summer Courses at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (June 2009).
• Guarantor and multiculturalism: divergences and convergences. In the postgraduate course in Law - Winter Courses, University of Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo. January 2009).
Commissions and Tribunals:
• Thesis submitted by Mr. Lucas Rodriguez de las Heras Ballell, led by Dr. D. Fernando Mariño Meléndez, entitled The protection of fundamental rights in the international legal framework to counter-terrorism measures in the Doctoral Program in Advanced Studies in Fundamental Rights (December 2010).
• Thesis submitted by Mr. Miguel Angel Pacheco Rodriguez led by Dr. D. Luis Prieto Sanchis, entitled Concept, rationale and theory of social rights in the PhD Program in Law, University of Castilla La Mancha (July 2010).
• Thesis submitted by Mr. Fredy Lopez Toscano, entitled Effective judicial remedies and judicial process and directed by Dr. D. Rafael Escudero Alday, in the Masters in Public Law at the University Carlos III of Madrid (March 2010).
• Thesis submitted by Mr. Ricardo Cueva Fernandez led by Dr. D. Alfonso Ruiz Miguel and holder of the Marbury vs. Levellers. Madison: The genesis of constitutional democracy in the Doctoral Program: Fundamental Rights of the Autonomous University of Madrid (November 2009).
• PhD thesis of Ms. Natalia Saltalamacchia Ziccardi directed by Dr. Laurence Whitehead and Helpless people's title to the Ombudsman: The Socialization of Human Rights in Mexico (1968-1992) in the International Relations Program at the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset Research at the University Complutense of Madrid (October 2009).
• Thesis submitted by Mr. José Antonio Estrada Marun, entitled The appointment of judges of the Constitutional Court in Spain. A proposal to resolve the delay parliamentary and directed by Dr. Ascension Elvira Perales, the Master in Public Law at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (June 2009).
• Dissertation submitted by Ms. Karina Querioz Costa Zeno, entitled The Law and public policy at the phenomenon of youth and led by Dr. D. Rafael Escudero Alday, in the Masters in Public Law at the University Carlos III of Madrid (March 2009).
• Dissertation submitted by Ms. Paula Lorena Fernández González, entitled Legitimacy of stakeholders in the administrative procedure: the case of supra-individual interests and led by Dr. Rafael Escudero Alday, in the Masters in Public Law at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (March 2009).
• Final Test of Joint Diploma in Advanced Studies in Humanities Doctor of Humanities at the University Carlos III of Madrid (February 2009).
Contact
jmsauca@der-pu.uc3m.es
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