APRIL 5th, 2024, 9 – 13.30 – FLORENCE, ITALY
(University of Florence, Department of legal sciences – Aula Rossa, Villa Ruspoli, Piazza Indipendenza)
(co-organised with Magistratura Democratica, Movimento Europeo Italia, Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso, Università degli Studi di Firenze)
“DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN EUROPE CRITICAL ISSUES AND OPEN CHALLENGES ON THE EVE OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS”
Conference programme
9.00
Opening and introductory remarks
Giovanni Tarli Barbieri, full professor of constitutional law, Vice-Rector, University of Florence
Mariarosaria Guglielmi, European delegated prosecutor (EPPO), Rome, president of MEDEL
9.30-11.00
The current crisis of constitutional democracy and the rule of law in Europe: a debate
Gualtiero Michelini, judge, Court of Cassation, Italy
Martina Coli, post-doc researcher in European Union Law, University of Florence
Monika Frąckowiak, judge, Poznań District Court, Vice-president of MEDEL
Daniela Rondinelli, member of the European Parliament, S&D
Chair
Alessandro Simoni, full professor of comparative law, President of the University of Florence School of Law
11.30-13.30
Promoting and strengthening constitutional democracy and the rule of law in Europe: where to start from
Luigi Ferrajoli, professor emeritus of philosophy of law, Roma Tre University
Gaetano Ruta, European delegated prosecutor (EPPO), Milan
Sara Cocchi, attorney-at-law, UE and OECD consultant
Antonello Ciervo, attorney-at-law, researcher in public law, Unitelma Sapienza
Nello Rossi, editor-in-chief of Questione Giustizia
Pier Virgilio Dastoli, president of European Movement (Italy)
Chair
Giuseppe Bronzini, former judge, secretary of European Movement
Concluding remarks
Franco Ippolito, president of Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso
The conference will be broadcast live on https://www.unifi.it/webtv
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APRIL 12th, 2024, 09.00 – 17.30 – ROME, ITALY
(Roma Tre University)
(co-organised with Magistratura Democratica, Movimento Europeo Italia, Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso, L’Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
“IMMIGRATION IN EUROPE AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. WHICH PERSPECTIVES FOR THE NEXT EUROPEAN LEGISLATURE?“
Conference programme
9.00 – Opening and introductory remarks
Elena Granaglia, vice-director, Department of Law, Roma Tre University
Mariarosaria Guglielmi, president of MEDEL
9.30
Juan Fernando López Aguilar, president, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), European Parliament
Immigration and jurisdiction: a regulatory mosaic tested in court
Daniela Vitiello, researcher of EU Law, University of Tuscia
Giulia Perin, attorney-at-law in Rome, member of ASGI
Marco Gattuso, judge, International Protection Section, Court of Bologna
Isma Belaïd, judge, Police tribunal of Hainaut (Belgium)
Joanna Hetnarowicz Sikora, judge, District Court of Słupsk (Poland)
Communication by Maria Giovanna Pietropaolo, External Relations Associate, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Chair: Silvia Albano, judge, Court of Rome, president of Magistratura democratica
12.00
Satvinder Juss, Barrister at Law and judge, professor, King’s College London
“The Off-shoring of Refugees: Problems & Prospects”
Introduced by Gualtiero Michelini, judge, Court of Cassation
12.30 – Immigration as a socio-legal phenomenon
Franco Ippolito, president, Lelio e Lisli Basso Foundation
Enrica Rigo, associate professor of Philosophy of Law, Legal Clinic on Fundamental Rights, Immigration and Citizenship, Roma Tre University
Maria Grazia Gabrielli, confederal secretary, Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL)
Filippo Miraglia, national vice-president, ARCI
Chair: Giuseppe Bronzini, secretary, European Movement (Italy)
13.30 – lunch break
14.30
Maurizio Ambrosini, full professor of Sociology of Migrations, University of Milan
“Welcoming begins with a look. Immigration beyond clichés”
Introduced by Giuseppe Bronzini, secretary, European Movement (Italy)
15.00 – EU migration policies on the eve of the European Parliament elections
Riccardo Magi, Member of Parliament, + Europa
Elisabetta Piccolotti, Member of Parliament, Sinistra Italiana
Pierfranceso Majorino, migration policies coordinator, Partito Democratico
Massimiliano Smeriglio, Member of European Parliament, S&D
Janina Maria Ochojska-Okońska, Member of European Parliament, European People’s Party
Chair: Pier Virgilio Dastoli, president, European Movement (Italy)
16.30 – Voices from the Witnesses
Monika Frąckowiak, judge, District Court of Poznań (Poland), vice-president of MEDEL
interviews
Orhan Karabacak, former judge (Turkey)
Kasia Smutniak, actor and director, author of “Mur” (2023)
Concluding remarks
Mariarosaria Guglielmi, president of MEDEL
Live stream and simultaneous translation will be available throughout the event
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MAY 31th, 2024, 10.00 – 16.30 – PARIS, FRANCE
(Tribunal judiciaire de Paris)
(co-organised with the Syndicat de la Magistrature)
Programme
10 h : Accueil par le président du tribunal judiciaire de Paris
10h15 : Ouverture du colloque par la présidente du Syndicat de la Magistrature
10h30 : les magistrats garants de l’Etat de droit démocratique, sous la présidence de Simone Gaboriau, magistrate honoraire
- Introduction historique : la place du juge dans la construction de l’ordre juridique européen à la Libération – Mathieu Touzeil-Divina, professeur de droit public
- “Défendre l’indépendance de la justice par le contentieux. Comment éviter que l’État de droit ne se politise ?” – Carsten Zatschler SC Senior Counsel
- La mobilisation du droit européen dans la protection des libertés des citoyens : une arme à double tranchant
- L’exemple du droit de la consommation – Simon Chardenoux, Juge
- La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne et les droits économiques et sociaux – Ismaël Omarjee, professeur à l’Université Paris Nanterre
Questions
Pause méridienne
14h30 : les magistrats, acteurs du débat démocratique, sous la présidence de Lara Danguy des Déserts, coordonnatrice de la rédaction de la revue Délibérée
- Les moyens du dialogue avec la société : les garanties européennes de la liberté d’expression des magistrats – Isabelle Boucobza, professeure à l’Université paris Nanterre ;
- Le dialogue entre juges et citoyens en Pologne – Dorota Zabludowska, juge, et Paulina Kieszkowska, membre de l’ONG « the free courts initiative »,
- Le dialogue en Italie dans le contexte de la lutte contre la mafia – Fabrizio Vanorio, procureur antimafia à Naples ;
Questions
“Une lueur d’espoir : l’impact de la solidarité de MEDEL sur la lutte pour l’indépendance de la justice en Turquie” – Muhiddin Karatas, ancien juge en Turquie.
16h30 : Intervention de clôture : Mariarosaria Guglielmi, présidente de MEDEL
Simultaneous translation will be available throughout the event.
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