On the 35th anniversary of the foundation of the Venice Commission
Lessons Learned and Learning Lessons: The Venice Commission’s Experience in Elaborating Transnationally Valid Constitutional Standards
March 12, 2025
Jointly organized by:
The International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL) and the Venice Commission
Venue: Venezia, Palazzo Ferro Fini
Adress: Palazzo Ferro Fini, S. Marco, 2322, 30124 Venezia VE, Italia
PROGRAM
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Arrival of the speakers and chairs
20.00 Dinner (for the speakers and chairs)
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
9.00-9.15 Opening Speeches
- President of the IACL Helle Krunke
- President of the VC Claire Bazy-Malaurie
9.15-10.45 Session 1: (Positive and negative) roles of constitutional courts within a system of checks and balances
- Chair: Selin Esen
- Doreen Lustig (Israel)
- Kate o’Regan (South Africa)
- Rafael Bustos Gisbert (Spain)
10.45-11.15 Coffee Break
11.15-12.45 Session 2: Fighting against corruption and upholding rule of law standards
- Chair: Tuomas Ojanen
- Qerim Qerimi (Kosovo)
- Renata Deskoska (North Macedonia)
- Veronika Bilkova (Chech Republic)
12.45-13.45 Lunch (all participants)
13.45-15.15 Session 3: The challenge of rule of law based reforms after the demolition of the judiciary
- Chair: Angelika Nußberger
- Wojciech Sadurski (Poland)
- Armin von Bogdandy (Germany)
- Bertrand Mathieu (France)
15.15-15.45 Coffee Break
15.45-16.30 Keynote Speech: The value of experience in constitution-making
- Kim Scheppele (USA)
16.30 Concluding remarks
- Simona Granata-Menghini