Τhe International Association of
Constitutional Law
(Group of Social Rights)
The Association of Greek Constitutionalists
The International Centre on Human Rights-
LIBERTAS
The Centre for European Constitutional
Law-
Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos
Foundation
organise
an
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
28
- 29 June 2013
FRIDAY Morning, 28 June 2013
09.00 1st
SESSION
Greetings by:
Kostas Mavrias, Professor Emeritus, President of the Association of Greek
Constitutionalists and Honorary President of the IACL
Martin Scheinin, Professor, President of the IACL
Introductory
Speech by:
Dr. Cephas Lumina, UN
Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related
international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all
human rights
09.30 THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS TO
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
REGULATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Chair:
Kostas
Mavrias, Professor Emeritus, Athens Law School
o
Margot Salomon, Senior Lecturer, London School
«Beyond time and
territory: Debt, austerity and human rights in full
view»
o
Anu Bradford, Professor, Columbia
Law School
«Efficient Design of Institutions after the Crisis»
o
Enyinna Nwauche, Professor, University
of Botswana
«Emerging Issues about Indigenous
Peoples and Investment Arbitration»
Intervention:
Katerina Linos, Ass. Professor, University of Berkley
«Human Rights Backsliding»
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 SOVEREIGN DEBT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Chair:
George Κassimatis,
Professor
Emeritus, Athens Law School
o
Antonis Bredimas, Professor, Athens Law
School
«Force Majeure and State of Necessity
o
Mathias
Audit, Professor, Paris
Ouest Nanterre La Défense
«La dette souveraine devant les tribunaux arbitraux
internationaux»
o
Νikitas Aliprantis, Professor Emeritus, University
of Strasbourg and University of Thrace
«La
philosophie du “comme si” (“als ob”) dans la méconnaissance des droits sociaux
d’assises européennes»
Intervention:
Giorgio Baruchello, Professor, University of Akureyri
«The Presupposed Oncological Model
of Paul Krugman’s Banking Metastases: An Introduction to John McMurtry’s
Philosophy»
FRIDAY Afternoon,
28 Ιουνίου
2013
17.00 2nd
SESSION
BUDGET, SOCIAL RIGHTS AND THE PRESSURE ON WELAFARE STATE
Chair:
Spyros Flogaitis, Professor,
Athens Law School
o
Alessandro Torre, Professor,Università
degli Studi di Bari, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza
«Neo Liberal
Trends and Budgetary Policy – Making in Italy
o
Marina Calamo Specchia, Professor, Università degli Studi di
Bari, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza
«Crise économique
et budget équilibré dans l’expérience italienne. Quel avenir
pour les droits sociaux?»
o
John McEldowney, Professor, University of Warwick
«The UK
18.30 Coffee Break
19.00 EUROPE AND CRISIS
Chair:
Κostas Chryssogonos, Professor,
University of Salonica, Faculty of Law
o
Nickos Alivizatos,
Professor, Athens Law
School
«Τhe
"Living instrument" Doctrine in Times of Trouble»
o
Patrick de Fontbressin, Professor,
Université Paris Sud XI
«Le citoyen trouve-t-il dans la Charte des droits de
l’Union Européenne un droit subjectif?»
o
Petros Stagos, Professor,
University of Salonica
«Endettement de
l’État à l’intérieur d’une Union économique et monétaire: solidarité ou état de
nécessité?»
SATURDAY Morning,
29 June 2013
09.00 3rd SESSION
COUNTRIES IN CRISIS AND CONSTIRUTIONAL REMEDIES
Chair:
George Katrougalos, Professor, University
of Thrace
o
Angel Rodriguez, Professor, University of Málaga
«Sovereign
debt and fundamental social rights after the constitutional reform in Spain
o
Yannis Drossos, Professor, Athens Law School
«Countries in
crisis and constitutional remedies: Courts’ approaches»
o
Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Professor, University of Akureire
««Myths
and Legends of Contemporary Iceland
o
Dr. Giulia Aravantinou Leonidi, Research Fellow, Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza
«A fragile
democracy: questioning social rights under the Italian Constitution. The crisis
and the collapse of the Welfare State»
11.00 Coffee
Break
11.30 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF SOCIAL RIGHTS
Chair:
Petros Pararas, Professor
Emeritus, University
of Thrace
o
Paul Tavernier, Professor Emeritus, Université Paris-Sud XI
«Contribution de la Cour Européenne
des droits de l’Homme à une lecture “sociale” du droit de propriété. Quelques
constats et quelques interrogation»
o
Stamatis Tzitzis, Professor Institut de criminologie, Paris II
«Crise,
souveraineté populaire et droits sociaux»
o
Stelios Perrakis, Professor Panteion
University
«Le droit de vivre en dignité en période de crise
économique et le droit international»
Intervention:
Dr. Vassiliki Saranti
«Social Rights
in the Western Hemisphere under the prism of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case-law»
SATURDAY Afternoon, 29 June 2013
17.00 4th
SESSION
CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES TO THE CRISIS
Chair:
Εlizabeth Bessila, Professor, Panteion University
o
Thomas Fleiner, Professor
Emeritus, University of
Fribourg, President Emeritus of the IACL
«Direct
democracy: debts and social rights, the Swiss experience»
o
Dominique Rousseau, Professor, Université
de Paris I, Panthéon
Sorbonne, Président du conseil scientifique de l’Association Française des
Constitutionnalistes
«Les droits sociaux, réponse à la crise économique et
financière»
o
Xenophon Contiades, Professor, University of Peloponnese
«The debt crisis
proving ground: social rights theory revisited»
Intervention:
Dr. Eleni Miha,
«The long
winding road towards justiciability of social rights during times of sovereign
debt crisis»
19.00 Coffee Break
19.30 ROUNDTABLE
Chair:
Professor Ismini Kriari,
Vice-president of the Panteion
University
Professor Elias
Nikolopoulos, Panteion University,
Professor George Katrougalos, University of Thrace
Professor Yannis Tassopoulos, University
of Athens
Professor Lina Papadopoulou, University of Salonica
Closure of the Conference by Professor Kostas Mavrias and Professor Martin Scheinin
21:00 Reception
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