OPEN JUSTICE Conference organised in cooperation with Saarland University Luxembourg, 1st - 2nd February 2018
Programme THURSDAY, 1st February 2018 FRIDAY, 2nd February 2018
13:30 Introduction: 09:00 Panel I: Transparency and the Appointment of Judges Prof. Burkhard Hess, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg Chair: Prof. Tiziana Chiusi, Saarland University for Procedural Law Speaker: Prof. Thomas Giegerich, Europa-Institut, Saarland University 13:45 Panel I: Right to a Public Hearing according to Art.6 Discussants: Prof. Alberto Alemanno, HEC Paris and ECHR and Art.47 Charter of Fundamental Rights of New York University School of Law, Judge Síofra O’Leary, the EU: Constitutional Perspectives European Court of Human Rights Chair: Prof. Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law 10:50 Panel II: Privatization of Justice and Transparency: Speaker: Advocate General Maciej Szpunar, Court of Arbitration, ADR Justice of the European Union Chair: Prof. Dame Hazel Genn, Director Centre for Discussants: Judge Angelika Nußberger, Vice-President, Access to Justice, University College London European Court of Human Rights, Judge Andreas Paulus, Speaker: Prof. Judith Resnik, Yale Law School Bundesverfassungsgericht Discussants: Prof. Maxi Scherer, Queen Mary University of London, Dr John Sorabji, Principal Legal Adviser to the 15:45 Panel II: Public Hearings in Criminal Proceedings Lord Chief Justice and Master of the Rolls, Ana Koprivica, Chair: Prof. Jan Henrik Klement, University of Mannheim Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law Speaker: Prof. Katrin Gierhake, University of Regensburg Discussants: Prof. Katalin Ligeti, University of 12:35 Roundtable: Communicating Justice: Courts in a Luxembourg, Prof. Ruth Herz, Birkbeck, University of Democratic Society London, former judge, Cologne Moderator: Dr Joachim Jahn, Neue Juristische Wochen- schrift 17:30 Panel III: Public Hearings in Civil Proceedings Participants: Chair: Prof. Burkhard Hess, Max Planck Institute Judge Ferdinand Kirchhof, Vice-President, Bundes- Luxembourg for Procedural Law verfassungericht Speaker: Prof. Cécile Chainais, Université Paris 2 Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon), Legal Commentator and Panthéon-Assas Journalist Discussants: Judge Jean-Claude Wiwinius, Président, Prof. Dame Hazel Genn, Director Centre for Access to Cour Supérieure de Justice Luxembourg, PD Dr Robert Justice, University College London Magnus, Institute for Foreign and International Private Prof. Jan Henrik Klement, University of Mannheim and Economic Law, Heidelberg University Advocate General Michal Bobek, Court of Justice of the European Union 18:45 Keynote Speech: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Ryder (Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder), 13:45 Closing of the conference Senior President of Tribunals, United Kingdom
19:10 Reception
20:00 Dinner (on invitation)
Contact person: Martina Winkel • Phone: (+352) 26 94 88 - 923 • [email protected] Venue: Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law • 4, rue Alphonse Weicker • L-2721 Luxembourg