The International Project on
Judicial Independence
International Conference on
International Standards of Judicial Independence:
Comparative Analysis and Challenges of Implementation
Cracow, 25th-26th of November 2008
Museum Collegium Maius, Jagiellońska 15 St.
Bobrzyński’s Room
Organized by JagiellonianUniversity inCracow
and
HebrewUniversityof Jerusalem
University of Cambridge
With the Support of
The Ministry of Justice of Poland
and
Sacher Trust Funds, Mizock Chair, Jacobson Foundation
Draft Program
25 November 2008
15.00 – 17.00 Opening Session
Chair: Dr hab.Fryderyk Zoll, Prof. of the JagiellonianUniversity, Center for the Study of Foreign Law at the JagiellonianUniversity
Opening Remarks
Prof. Fryderyk Zoll, Co Chair of the Conference
Prof. Shimon Shetreet, Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law, Co Chair of the Conference
Welcome Speeches
Prof. dr hab. Karol Musioł, Rector of the JagiellonianUniversity
Prof. dr hab. Krystyna Chojnicka, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration of
JagiellonianUniversity
Dr. Michael Karayanni , Director Michael and Harry Sacher Institute of Comparative Law and Legislative Research, HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem
Dr. Anat Scolnicow, Deputy Director, Center of Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK
Lectures
Introduction: Prof. Shimon Shetreet, General Coordinator International Project on Judicial
Independence
Prof. Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Lecture in Honour of Adv. Daniel Jacobson: The Relationship between Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts
Introduction: Dr Marlena Pecyna, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, Center for the Study of Foreign Law at the JU
Dr hab. Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski, prof. of the University in Rzeszów, Chair of the Criminal Law of the JU, Minister of Justice of Poland
Judiciary Independence in Poland
17.00-17.30 – coffee break
17.30-19.00 Second Session:Implementations of the International standards of Judicial Independence
Chair: Prof. Peter Gilles, Institut fur Rechtsvergleichung Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt
Lectures
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Zoll, Former President of the Polish Constitutional Court, Chair of the Criminal Law of the JagiellonianUniversity
Independence of the Judiciary as a Civil Right of Citizens
Professor Shimon Shetreet
The International Standards of Judicial Independence: The Normative Cycle of National and International Law on Judicial Independence
Comments
Prof. Marcel Storme, ProfessorEmeritusGhentUniversity, Former President of International Association of Procedural Law
Prof. Chandra R. De Silva, Dean, College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University
19.00- Evening Cultural Program, Welcome Reception, Museum of Collegium Maius of the JU
Coordination meeting
26 November 2008
9.00-10.30Third Session
Comparative Analysis of Judicial independence with a Focus on Method and Length of Judicial Appointments in National and International Courts
Chair : Dr. Anat Scolnicow,Deputy Director, Centre of Public Law, University of Cambridge ,UK
Lecture
Prof. dr hab. Marek Safjan, Former President of the Polish Constitutional Court, Warsaw University
Independence of judges and politics
Other lectures
Prof. Roberto Toniatti, Law Faculty, University of Trento
Prof. Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of LawYaleLawSchool* -written paper
Prof. dr. h.c. Walter H. Rechberger, Department of Civil Procedure Law, ViennaUniversity
10.30- 11.00 coffee break
11.00-12.30 Fourth Session
Models of Responsibility for Administration of Justice
Chair: Prof. Marcel Storme, Prof. Emeritus Ghent University, Netherlands
Lectures
Prof. Neil H. Andrews, University of CambridgeClareCollege, UK
Prof. Hiram Chodosh, Dean S.J. College of Law, The University of Utah By Video
Prof. William J. Wagner, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law Washington, D.C. US
Comments
Adv. Gian Andrea Danuser , Zurich
Adv. Daniel Jacobson, Tel Aviv
12.30- 14.00 - lunch break
14.00-15.30Fifth Session
Discipline of Judges and Standards of Judicial Conduct
Chair: H.E. Advocate Markus Buechel, Senior Lawyer, Liechtenstein
Lectures
Mr. Keith Uff, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK
Prof. Yitzhak Hadari, Faculty of Law, TelAvivUniversity
Paul Morris York ,UK
16.00 – 19.30 - Cultural and Social Program in Krakow
19.30 – Closing Dinner
International conference in Krakow
In continuation to the series of conferences held as part of the International Project on Judicial Independence, the last one held in Jerusalem in March 2008, the Project is pleased to announce the next conference in Krakow hosted by the Jagiellonian University . The Krakow Conference will deal with the first stage of implementation of the Mt Scopus Approved International Standards of Judicial Independence, as formulated in the previous Conferences.
International Project on Judicial Independence –Background and History
In discussions between colleagues from the University of Cambridge and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem it was decided to launch an International project on Judicial Independence. The project received the support of the Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Comparative Law and the special research reinforcement program of the Sacher Institute funded by the Jeremy and John Sacher Charitable Trust, the Audrey Sacher Charitable Trust. It was also supported by the Daniel Jacobson Foundation and the Phillip P. Mizock and Estelle Mizock Chair
The International Project on Judicial Independence organised the First Jerusalem Conference in June 2007 focussing on Judicial Independence in International Law. This conference was co chaired by Professor Shimon Shetreet of the Hebrew University and Prof. James Crawford of the University of Cambridge.
The International Project on Judicial Independence conducted a special conference in November 30th-December 2nd in the Zurich Area in Vadouz .The special conference was hosted by a local organising committee chaired by HE Advocate Markus Buechel .Co Chairs of the Conference were: Professor Shimon Shetreet, Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law , and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Professor Christopher F Forsyth, Co Chair of the Conference Director Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge .Professor Marcel Storme , Emeritus Professor , Ghent University, Past President of the World Association of Procedural Law, was the Leader of the Discussions .The task of the special conference was to approve a draft of the revised standards of judicial independence . This draft was developed by the conference in discussions led by Professor Storme based on a draft prepared by Prof. Shetreet for the deliberation of the group of the experts which took part in the conference.
The third Conference of the International Project on Judicial Independence was held again in Jerusalem .This International Conference was devoted to the discussion of Judicial Independence and the Constitutional Position of the Judiciary. It was held on March 18-20, 2008. In this Conference the participants reviewed and approved the revised International Standards proposal that was prepared by the special conference in The Zurich area, in Vadouz. Co Chair of the Conference were Professor Shimon Shetreet, .Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law, and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Professor Christopher F Forsyth, Co Chair of the Conference Director Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law
University of Cambridge
Co-Chairs of the Krakow Conference are Professor Fryderyk Zoll, Jagiellonian University, and Professor Shimon Shetreet, Director of Sacher Institute for Comparative Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Officers of the International project on judicial independence
I General Coordinator, International Project on Judicial Independence
Professor Shimon Shetreet, Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law , and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
II Co Chairs of the international conference on Judicial Independence in International Law Jerusalem 25-26 June 2007
Professor Shimon Shetreet , Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law , and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Professor James R. Crawford , Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
III Officers of The international conference on Judicial Independence for the Drafting of the International Standards of Judicial Independence Zurich Area Conference 30 November -1st of December 2007
Professor Shimon Shetreet,Co Chair of the Conference .Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law, and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Professor Christopher F Forsyth, Co Chair of the Conference Director Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Professor Marcel Storme, Emeritus Professor,Ghent University, Past President of the World Association of Procedural Law, Leader of the Discussions
HE Markus Buechel, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee
IV Co Chairs of the international conference on Judicial Independence and the Constitutional Position of the Judiciary Jerusalem 18-20 2008
Professor Shimon Shetreet,Co Chair of the Conference .Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law , and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Professor Christopher F Forsyth, Co Chair of the Conference Director Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law
University of Cambridge
V. Co Chairs of the international conference on the Standards of Judicial Independence, Krakow November 2008
Professor Shimon Shetreet,Co Chair of the Conference .Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law, and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Prof. Dr. Fryderyk Zoll, Faculty of Law ,Jagelonian University ,Krakow
VI. Co Chairs of the international conference on the Challenges of the Standards of Judicial Independence, St Gallen , Switzerland August 2009
Professor Shimon Shetreet,Co Chair of the Conference .Director, Sacher Institute of Comparative Law, and Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Professor BernhardEhrenzeller, Co Chair of the Conference ,Universität St.Gallen,
Professor Daniel Thurer, Co Chair of the Conference, Universität Zürich
Contact details
Chairs of the Conference:
Professor Shimon Shetreet
General Coordinator, International Project on Judicial Independence
Co Chair the International Conference on Judicial Independence, Krakow 2008
Director, the Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Comparative Law
Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Greenblatt Professor of International and Public Law
and Director Sacher Institute
Faculty of Law
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt Scopus, Jerusalem 91905
Office:972-(0)2 5882534, 972-2 5882535
Fax:972-(0)2 5864503
Cell:972-(0)544 777185
E-Mail:
Professor Fryderyk Zoll
Co-Chair International Conference on Judicial Independence, Krakow 2008
Faculty of Law, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Office 48.12.4220908
Cell 48.601408061
Dr Marlena Pecyna , Chair ,Local Organizing Committee
Office 48.12.4220908
Cell 0048607100649
Conference administration
Ms. Juliana Kobierzyńska
e-mail:
Office 48.12.4220908
Ms. Paulina Marcickiewicz
e-mail:
Ms. Jenia Melkhior
Phone: +97250-3229988
Email:
Ms. Revital Bahat
Phone: 9722-5882535
Email:
Participants in the conference
- Professor Neil H. Andrews, Cambridge Clare College, UK
- H.E. Advocate Markus Buechel, Senior Lawyer, Liechtenstein
- Professor Federico Carpi, President of International Association of Procedural Law
- Professor Hiram Chodosh, Dean S.J. College of Law, The University of Utah (by Video )
- Professor Dr. hab. Krystyna Chojnicka, Dean of the Law Faculty JU
- Dr. hab. Zbigniew Cwiakalski, Minister of Justice
- Adv. Gian Andrea Danuser, Zurich
- Professor Chandra R De Silva, Dean, College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University
- Professor Yoav Dotan, Dean Faculty of law Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Professor Jonathan Entin, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, , U.S.
- Professor Peter Gilles, Institut fur Rechtsvergleichung Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat
- Prof. Yitzhak Hadari, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University
- Adv. Daniel Jacobson, Tel Aviv
- Dr. Michael Karayanni, Director Michael and Harry Sacher Institute of Comparative Law and Legislative Research , Hebrew University
- Prof Wayne McCormack, The S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
- Professor Dr. hab. Karol Musiol, Rector of the JU
- Dr. Marlena Pecyna, Center for the Study of Foreign Law at the JU
- Prof. Dr. h.c. Walter H. Rechberger*, Department of Civil Procedure Law, Vienna University, Austria
- Professor Judith Resnik*, Arthur Liman Professor of Law Yale Law School
- Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Safjan *, the former President of the Polish Constitutional Court
- Dr. Anat Scolnicow, .Deputy Director, Centre of Public Law ,University of Cambridge ,UK
- Professor Shimon Shetreet, Greenblatt Professor of Public and International Law , Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Professor Marcel Storme, Professor Emeritus Ghent University, Past President of International Association of Procedural Law
- Professor Roberto Toniatti, Law Faculty, University of Trento, Italy
- Professor Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
- Mr. Keith Uff, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK
- Mr KK Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India*
- Professor William J. Wagner, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law Washington, D.C. US *
- Professor Dr. hab. Andrzej Zoll, Chair of the Criminal Law of the JU
- Professor Dr. hab. Fryderyk Zoll, of the JU, Center for the Study of Foreign Law at the JU