The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is an association of the following 41 European universities:

Åbo Akademi University, Panteion University (Athens), Queen‘s University Belfast, University of Deusto (Bilbao), Ruhr University Bochum, Comenius University (Bratislava), Masaryk University (Brno), Free University of Brussels - ULB, University of Bucharest, Eotvos Lorand University (Budapest), University of Coimbra, University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark (Copenhagen), University College of Dublin, National University of Ireland (Galway), Karl Franzens University Graz, University of Hamburg, University of Helsinki, Catholic University of Leuven, New University of Lisbon, University of Ljubljana, Lund University, University of Luxembourg, Maastricht University, University of Montpellier I, Malta University (Msida), University of Cyprus (Nicosia), University of Nottingham, University of Padua, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznan), University of Latvia (Riga), University of Seville, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, University of Strasbourg, University of Tartu, University of Thessaloniki, Uppsala University, Utrecht University, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, University of Vienna and Vilnius University.

EIUC receives support from:

European Union

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

Region of Veneto Municipality of Venice

EIUC • Venice Academy of Human Rights Monastery of San Nicolò • Riviera San Nicolò 26 Roundtable 30126 Venice - Lido Website: www.eiuc.org/veniceacademy E-mail: [email protected] Venice Academy of Human Rights Roundtable Programme

Strategies for Development Thursday, 15 July 2010 and Poverty Reduction

Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal San Marco 1332 30124 Venezia

Sala del Ridotto With

Amartya Sen 16:30 Arrival at the Hotel Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor at Harvard University 17:00 Welcome Address by Horst Fischer EIUC President and 17:15 Roundtable Discussion Maria Teresa Beleza Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminology 19:30 Cocktail in Sala Crozzola and Women’s Law at the New University of Lisbon The roundtable is part of the programme Bernd Eisenblätter of the Venice Academy of Human Rights. Chairman of the Managing Directors of the GTZ The Venice Academy is a new centre of excellence for human rights education, Guy Haarscher research, and debate. It forms part of the Professor of Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law at the Free University of Brussels – ULB European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation which is a leading Manfred Nowak centre for research and education in Europe. Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights The mission of the Venice Academy is to in Vienna and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture provide a forum for emerging ideas, practices, and policy options in human rights research, Giorgio Sacerdoti education, and training. The Academy hosts Professor of International Law and European Law (Jean distinguished experts to participate in critical Monnet Chair) at Bocconi University in Milan and Former and useful research, innovation, and exchange Member of the WTO Appellate Body of current knowledge.