International Colloquium: Form of Government, Political Distrust, Accountability, and Parliamentary Inquiry Committees
On December 12, 2025, the Faculty of Law of the UAB will host an international colloquium devoted to analysing, from a historical and comparative perspective, the mechanisms of political power control and their evolution up to the present day.
03/11/2025
On December 12, 2025, the Board Room of the Faculty of Law of the UAB will host an international colloquium focused on examining the forms of control over political power throughout history and in the present. The aim is to reflect on mechanisms of accountability, the role of inquiry committees, and the place of political distrust in institutional design.
The colloquium will feature contributions from experts and researchers from various universities, who will present studies on:
- Oversight mechanisms in the Ancien Régime and the liberal era
- Inquiry committees under dictatorships and during democratic transitions
- Contemporary experiences and debates in Europe and Latin America
- The current functioning of parliamentary inquiry committees
The event is organised by GREPIC (Research Group on Political Studies, Identities, Institutions and Corruption) and is part of the project PID2022-140247NB-I00, funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union.
Save the date and join the debate on the construction and control of political power.
View the programme here.