Improvement of the Magistrates’ Legal Status and Strengthening the Capacity of the Supreme Judicial Council
FINAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
“What’s new in the new Judicial System Act?”
VENUE: ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE
14 EKZARH YOSSIF STREET (Ph. 935 9100)
CONFERENCE DIRECTOR: Manuel MAZUELOS
TUESDAY, 5 JUNE 2007
09.00 – 9.30 REGISTRATION
09.30 - 10.15 OFICIAL OPENING
10.15 - 11.15 INAUGURAL PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION (1):
“The National Judge as European Law Judge; Labour and Social Law in the EU; National Specific Jurisdiction and Proceeding for Labour and Social Law ”
Presenter: Gonzalo MOLINER, Judge at the Supreme Court of Spain–Social Chamber
Moderator: Rumen NENKOV, Deputy Chair, Supreme Cassation Court, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council / Stoil SOTIROV, Supreme Cassation Court, President of the Union of Judges
11.15 - 11.30 SHORT BREAK
11.30 – 12.45 DISCUSSION (2)
“General Principles and Governance of the Judicial System”
Presenter: Celso RODRÍGUEZ, Secretary General of the General Council of the Judiciary in Spain
“Governance of the Judicial System in the Republic of Bulgaria”
Presenter: Mª Lourdes ARASTEY, Senior Judge
Moderator: Rumen NENKOV, Deputy Chair, Supreme Cassation Court, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
12.45 - 14.30 LUNCH RECESS
14.30 – 15.30 DISCUSSION (3)
“Inspection in the Judicial System”
Presenters: Juan Carlos da SILVA and Dimitri BERBEROV, Senior Judges
Moderator: Rumen NENKOV, Deputy Chair, Supreme Cassation Court, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council/ Hristo MANCHEV, Deputy Attorney General, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
15.30 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 17.30 DISCUSSION (4)
“Individual Independence of Magistrates; role of Administrative Heads; Scope and Mechanisms for Protection; the Strengthening the SJC”
Presenter: Jose Mª CALERO, Senior Prosecutor
Moderators: Mrs. Diana GARBATOVA, Judge Supreme Administrative Court / Mrs. Mila GEORGIEVA, Prosecutor, Supreme Cassation Prosecutor Office
17.30 END OF THE SESSION
WEDNESDAY, 6 JUNE 2007
09.00 – 10.30 DISCUSSION (5)
“Independence and Magistrates´ Accountability”
Presenter: Francisco SOSPEDRA, Senior Judge
Moderators: Mrs. Diana GARBATOVA, Judge Supreme Administrative Court / Mrs. Mila GEORGIEVA, Prosecutor, Supreme Cassation Prosecutor Office
10.30 – 10.45 COFFEE BREAK
10.45 – 12.15 DISCUSSION (6)
“Budget of the Judiciary”
Presenter: Jose María MARQUEZ, Administrator of the General Council of the Judiciary in Spain
Moderator: Mr. Andrey IKONOVOV, Chair of Division, Supreme Administrative Court, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
12.15 – 14.00 LUNCH RECESS
14.00 – 15.30 DISCUSSION (7)
“Selection, Recruitment, Appointment, Promotion and Demotion of Magistrates”
Presenter: Joaquín MORENO, Senior Judge
Moderators: Vanya ANCHEVA, Judge, Supreme Administrative Court / Slavka SLAVOVA, Prosecutor, Supreme Cassation Prosecutor Office / Kalin KALPAKCHIEV, Judge, Sofia Court of Appeal / Rumen KIROV, Investigator, National Investigation Office
15.30 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 17.30 DISCUSSION (8)
“Appraisal of Magistrates: the role of the SJC and the need of a new Evaluation and Inspection Department in the SJC”
Presenter: Elmar SCHÜRMANN, Senior Judge
Moderators: Bonka YONKOVA, Judge, Sofia Court of Appeal/ Kamen MIHOV, Prosecutor, Supreme Cassation Prosecutor Office
17.30 END OF THE SESSION
THURSDAY, 7 JUNE 2007
09.30 – 11.00 DISCUSSION (9)
“Magistrates Administrative Situation. Rights and Obligations of Magistrates”
Presenters: Francisco SOSPEDRA, Senior Judge and Jose Mª CALERO, Senior Prosecutor
Moderators: Mila GEORGIEVA, Prosecutor, Supreme Cassation Prosecutor Office/
Diana GARBATOVA, Judge, Supreme Administrative Court
11.00 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 12.00 CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE: ACKNOWLEGMENT TO THE PROJECT TEAM OF EXPERTS
Rumen NENKOV, Deputy Chair, Supreme Cassation Court, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
Manuel MAZUELOS FERNÁNDEZ-FIGUEROA, Senior Judge, Resident Twinning Adviser
12.00 – 13.00 COCKTAIL
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FINAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
“What’s new in the new Judicial System Act?”
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