INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MAKING THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS A LIVING INSTRUMENT October 23-24, 2014 Aula Marconi/Aula Convegni CNR National Research Council of Italy Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Rome Working Languages: English, Italian
Morning 23 rd October Aula Marconi 9:00 Registration of participants 9:30 Opening of the Conference and Welcoming Speeches 10:00 1 st Session: The Charter and the protection of social rights The Charter and the social rights of European citizens: the case of labour rights Social security, social assistance and health care in the Charter of Fundamental Rights The Charter and the protection of vulnerable persons Emilio Dalmonte (European Commission) Giuseppe Palmisano (ISGI-CNR) Chairman GIANDONATO CAGGIANO (University of Roma Tre) Andrea ROVAGNATI (University of Milano) Andrea CRESCENZI (CNR-ISGI) Rosita FORASTIERO (CNR-ISGI)
11:15 11:30 Coffee Break The principle of nondiscrimination in the Charter and its application to social and solidarity rights The relevance of the ECHR and ESC for the interpretation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Protecting social rights at the European level: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by comparison with the ESC and final remarks 13:30 Lunch Colm O CINNEIDE (University College, London) GiovanniCarlo BRUNO (CNR-ISGI) Karin LUKAS (Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna)
23 rd October Afternoon Aula Marconi Working Sessions 15:00 Working Session 1 Making Use of the Charter: Civil society Perspectives Chairman: Antonio Marchesi Lukas BOJARSKI (INPRIS) Deliverables presentation Volker FREY: Austria Gordan BOSANAC: Croatia Natalia MILESZYK: Poland Roberta Zaccagnini: Italy 16:30 Coffee Break 16:45 Working Session 2 Making Use of the Charter: National Lawyers and Judges Perspectives Chairman: Giuseppe Palmisano Katrin WLADASCH (BIM) Deliverables presentation Doris OBEREDER: Austria Ivana ROAGNA: Italy Goran SELANEC: Croatia Magdalena WITKOWSKA: Poland
Morning 24 th October Aula Convegni 9:00 Welcoming Speech and Opening of the Session 9:15 2 nd Session: Legal relevance and implementation of the Charter at the EU level The Charter of Fundamental Rights: its role and relevance five years after its entry into force Legal relevance and scope of application of the Charter in the light of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU The impact of the Charter on policies and legislative activities of the institutions of the European Union Luigi Nicolais (CNR, President) Mario Benotti (Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy) Chairman GUIDO RAIMONDI (European Court of Human Rights) Gabriel TOGGENBURG (Fundamental Rights Agency) Paolo MENGOZZI (Court of Justice of the European Union) Lorenza VIOLINI (University of Milano)
11:15 11:30 Coffee Break Morning 24 th October Aula Convegni 11:30 3 rd Session: The impact of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on national legal systems Chairman ROBERTO ADAM (National School of Administration, Italy) of the Charter in AUSTRIA. of the Charter in ITALY. Alisa Mayer (Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna) Alessandra Osti (University of Milano) of the Charter in POLAND. of the Charter in SPAIN. Miroslaw Wroblewski (Institute for Law and Society, Warsaw) Luis Jimena Quésada (University of Valençia) of the Charter in CROATIA. and final remarks 13:00 Lunch Goran Selanec (PhD, University of Michigan Law School)
Afternoon 24 th October Aula Convegni 14:30 Final Roundtable: Image and reality of the Charter as an instrument for the protection of human rights Sergio MARCHISIO Guido RAIMONDI Lucia Serena ROSSI Giuseppe TESAURO Moderator: Enzo CANNIZZARO 16:30 Conclusion