Programme in pdf format (updated 1 February).
CONFERENCE:
HOW CAN WE PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW IN EUROPE
This event is organized within the framework of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers (21 November 2018 – 17 May 2019) and in co-operation with the Council of Europe. The main organizer is Tampere University.
Rule of Law and good practices of measurement and use of indicators
Tuesday 5 February 2019, Tampere University, Main building, Main Auditorium
Programme
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Rule of Law Hackathon -breakfast (Café & Lobby Toivo) |
| The aim of the hackathon is to share and collect the good practices of measuring and monitoring the application of Rule of Law. All the participants have valuable expertize, which will be collected in this hackathon. During the hackathon a questionnaire will be answered and there is time to socialize. | |
| 9.00 – 9.15 | Welcoming words |
| Representative from the Government of Finland: Director Johanna Suurpää Representative of Tampere University: President Mari Walls |
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| 9.15 – 10.45 | Morning session: Rule of Law: Protecting European Standards |
| Chair: Professor Jukka Viljanen, Tampere University Key note speech: Rule of Law as Finnish Export Product Dr. Pekka Hallberg, Emeritus President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland Key note speech: Rule of Law as a European Value and Achievement Professor Kaarlo Tuori, Member for Finland of the Venice Commission Key note speech: Rule of Law and the Role of Judges in the XXI century Ineta Ziemele, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Discussion |
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| 10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee break (Café & Lobby Toivo) |
| 11.15 – 11.40 | Recommendations on Rule of Law from ALL-YOUTH MasterClass |
| Chair: Post-Doc Ferran Davesa, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Discussion |
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| 11.40 – 11.50 | Luonnotar, Jean Sibelius Johanna Almark and Henrik Wikström Provided by City of Tampere |
| 11.50 – 13.15 | Dialogue with Judges on their Role in Protecting the Rule of Law |
| Chair: Post-Doc Heta Heiskanen, Tampere University Ineta Ziemele, President, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Kari Kuusiniemi, President, the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland Professor Matti Pellonpää, former judge at the European Court of Human Rights elected in respect of Finland and the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland Judge Päivi Hirvelä, Substitute member of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE), Supreme Court of Finland Nina Betetto, Vice-President of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE), Judge, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia Comments: Professor Janneke Gerards, Utrecht University Discussion |
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| 13.15 – 14.15 | Lunch at own cost |
| 14.15 – 15.45 | Afternoon session: Rule of Law: Challenges, Measurement,Monitoring and Follow-up |
| Chair: Professor Reetta Toivanen, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the President of the Finnish League for Human Rights Independence, Quality and Efficiency of the Justice Systems Hanne Juncher, Head of Justice and Legal Co-operation Department, Council of Europe Rule of Law and EU Justice Niilo Jääskinen, Vice-president of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, former Advocate General of the CJEU Equality Before the Law and Non-discrimination Professor Maria Daniella Marouda, Vice Chair of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance ECRI Effective Remedies Fredrik Sundberg, Acting Head of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe Discussion |
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| 15.45 – 16.30 | Summary of the Conference Debate |
| Professor Lorena Bachmaier, Complutense University Law School of Madrid Discussion |
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| 16.30 – 16.45 | Concluding remarks |
| Dr. Nina Nordström, Director of Human Rights Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland | |
| 17.30 | Dinner for speakers and other invited guests |