Council of Europe S European Commission for Democracy Through Law

in cooperation with

Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law

(Venice Commission) and St.-PetersburgStateUniversity

Under the Aegis of

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation

XIII International Forum on Constitutional Justice
«European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the XXI Century: Problems and Prospects of Implementation»
Saint-Petersburg, November18-20,2010

Draft 08.11.2010

PROGRAMME
November 18, 2010, Thursday
Conference hall “Senatsky”, 2nd floor
the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
(Senatskaya sq.,1)
14:00– 14:30 / Registration of the participants
Foyer of “Senatsky” hall, 2nd floor
14:30 – 15:00 / Opening Session
Introductory word:
Director of the Institute of Law and Public Policy
Olga SIDOROVICH
Welcome speeches:
On behalf of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation,
Valery ZORKIN, Presidentof the Court, Vice-President of the Venice Commission
On behalf of the European Court of Human Rights
Jean-Paul COSTA, President of the Court
On behalf of the Venice Commission
SimoneGRANATA-MENGHINI, Deputy Secretary
15:00 – 16:00
Moderator:
Speakers: / The First Session
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Gadis GADZHIEV
President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Vice-President of the Venice Commission
Valery ZORKIN
The European Convention in the Context of the Constitutional Order
President of the European Court of Human Rights
Jean-Paul COSTA
National Legal Systems and the Future of the European System for the Protection of Human Rights
Discussion
16:00–16:20 / Coffee break (foyer of “Senatsky” hall)
16:20 – 17:45
Speakers: / The First Session (continuation)

Professor of the Theory and Philosophy of Law, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Wojciech SADURSKI
Eastward Enlargement of the Council of Europe and Constitutionalization of the European Court of Human Rights
Professor, Dr., Jean Monnet Chair, University of Regensburg, Germany

Rainer ARNOLD

The European Convention on Human Rights as an Element of European Constitutional Law
Commentator:
Former Senior Member, Council of State, France
Roger ERRERA (t.b.c.)

Discussion

18:00 / Closing of the Forum’s first day
18:00 – 19:30 / Buffet dinner for the participants and guests of the Forum
09:30 – 10:00 / November 19, 2010, Friday
Conference hall “Senatsky”, 2nd floor
Registration of the participants
10:00–11:20
Moderator:

Speakers:

/ The SecondSession
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Anatoly KOVLER
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Francoise TULKENS
Some Aspects of the Philosophy of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Principle of Subsidiarity
Vice-President of the University of Cologne, Director of the Institute of Eastern European Law, Member of the Venice Commission,Germany
Angelika NUSSBERGER
The Revolutionary Philosophy of the European Convention on Human Rights
Commentator:
Professor of Philosophy of Law, University of Parma, Italy
Gianluigi PALOMBELLA
Discussion
11:20–11:40 / Coffee break (foyer of “Senatsky” hall, 2nd floor)
11:40 –13:00
Speakers: / The Second Session (continuation)
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Anatoly KOVLER
Scylla and Charybdis of theEuropean Court: Subsidiarityor Legal Activism?
Judge of the FederalConstitutionalCourtofFederalRepublic of Germany
Gertrude LUEBBE-WOLFF
International Protection of Human Rights and the Principle of Subsidiarity - a Plea for Corridor Solutions in Cases of Conflicting Rights
Commentator:
Professor of Public Law, the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Alexander BLANKENAGEL

Discussion

13:00–14:00 / Lunch
14:00 –15:20
Moderator:
Speakers: / The Third Session
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (retired)
Tamara MORSHCHAKOVA
Former Senior Member, Council of State, France
Roger ERRERA
The European Court of Human Rights and Interim Measures: Scope of Powers and Consequences for Domestic Courts
Professor of Public Law, the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Alexander BLANKENAGEL
The Surveillance System and the Respective Adjudication of the European Court of Human Rights (t.b.c.)
Commentator:
Vice-President of the University of Cologne, Director of the Institute of Eastern European Law, Member of the Venice Commission,Germany
Angelika NUSSBERGER
Discussion
15:20 –15:40 / Coffee break (hall, 2nd floor)
15:40–17:00
Moderator:
Speakers: / TheFourthSession
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (retired)
Tamara MORSHCHAKOVA
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic ofEstonia
Mart RASK
European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the XXI Century: Problems of Interpretation
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Hungary
Andras BRAGYOVA
The Power of Interpretation: Constitutional Courts and the European Court of Human Rights
Commentator:
Professor of Law, Chair of Comparative Constitutional Law, CentralEuropeanUniversity, Budapest, Hungary
Renata UITZ

Discussion

17:00
10:00 – 10:30 / Closing of theForum’s second day
November 20, 2010, Saturday
Conference hall “Senatsky”, 2nd floor
Registration of the participants
10:30–11:50
Moderator:

Speakers:

/ The Fifth Session

Professor of the Theory and Philosophy of Law, European University Institute,Florence, Italy

Wojciech SADURSKI
Assistant Professor, Human Rights Chair, Warsaw University, Poland
Adam BODNAR
Res interpretata. The Legal Effect of the European Court of Human Rights Judgments for Other States than Those Which Were Party to Proceedings.
President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic ofBulgaria
EvguenyTANCHEV
Issues of Implementation of European Convention for Protection of Human Rights in Bulgaria
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
Toma BIRMONTIENE
Intersection of the Jurisprudences: in Search of Possible Solutions (The European Convention on Human Rights and the Doctrine Formulated by the Constitutional Court of Lithuania)
Discussion
11:50–12:10 / Coffee break (foyer of “Senatsky” hall, 2nd floor)
12:10 –13:30
Moderator:
Speakers: / The Fifth Session (continuation)
Director of the Institute of Law and Public Policy
Olga SIDOROVICH
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
Pavel TKACHUK
The Questions of Application of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia
Volodja HOVHANNISYAN
The Constitutional Review and the Problem of Implementation of International Principles of Criminal Justice
Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
Victors SKUDRA
The Protection of Human Rights during the Period of Economic Crisis: the Experience of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia

Discussion

13:30–14:00 / Closing of the Forum
14:00 – 15:00 / Lunch

______

With support of:

Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

JohnD. andKatherineT.MacArthur Foundation