PROGRAM 2022!

JUDICIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE – TRAINING SCHOOL ON ATROCITY CRIMES AND JUDICIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE

IUC Dubrovnik, Croatia, April 4-8, 2022

Faculty of Law University of Zagreb & COST Action CA18228 Global Atrocity Justice Constellations

Program 

 Day 1: 

Time     Topic - Speaker

9.00 – 9.30       Welcome and Introduction by co-organizers (Mikkel Jarle Christensen, Sunčana

Roksandić, Ksenija Turković)

9.30 – 10.15     The role of EU as a Global Actor – strategic autonomy and judicial and institutional

independence (Sunčana Roksandić)

10.15 – 10.30   Coffee break

10:30 –12.00   The rule of law and judicial and institutional independence (Ksenija Turković)

12.00 – 15.00  Lunch break

15:00 – 17.00   Debate: a brief introduction and distribution of tasks

Day 2

Time     Topic - Speaker

9.30 – 10:15    Seeking quality in the practice of law – how to perform well in a debate? 

(Ksenija Turković)

10.15 – 10.30   Coffee break

10.30 – 11.15   Quo vadis, atrocity criminology? (Andy Aydin-Aitchison)

11.15 – 12.00   Institutional independence of the prosecution service in Germany (Marc Engelhart)

12.00 – 16.15   Lunch break and preparation for the debate

16.15 – 18.00   Dubrovnik Sightseeing

 Day 3

Time     Topic - Speaker

9.30 – 10:15     Atrocity crimes, institutional and judicial independence (Mikkel Jarle Christensen)

10.15 – 10.30    Coffee break

10.30 – 11.15   Challenges in holding political parties accountable in transitional context (Aleksandar

Maršavelski)

11.15 – 12.00   Corruption, legitimation and trust in courts (Marc Engelhart)

12.00 – 15.00   Reception for all participants

15.00 – 19.00   Debate competition – 1st rounds

Day 4: 

Time     Topic - Speaker

9.30 – 10.15     Independence and impartiality of international adjudicators (Vasilka Sancin)

10.15 – 10.30   Coffee break

10.30– 11.15    Mass media and judicial and institutional independence (Mihaela Rus)

11.15 – 12.00   Protecting reputation and independence of judges (Maja Munivrana)

12.00 – 15.00   Lunch break

15.00 – 18.00   Debate competition – semi finals and the finals

Day 5: 

Time     Topic - Speaker

9.30 – 11:00   Reflections – key points (COST Training school participants – Ema Brandon, Mirza

Buljubašić, Cara Evgheni, Laura Hein, Ervin Karamuco, Alexandros Kyriakidis) 

11:00 – 11.15   Coffee break

11.15 –12.00 Student debate, winner announcement and final remarks on the debate

(Maja Munivrana, Sunčana Roksandić, Marc Engelhart)

11.15 – 12.30   Closing Discussion 

12.30 – 13.30   Closing Ceremony and distribution of student diplomas

Day 6: Departure of participant