The Chancellery of the Sejm
in cooperation with
The International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL–AIDC)
23–24 November 2026
the Sejm and the Senate buildings
The Deputies’ Hotel (Dom Poselski)
Jacek Kuroń Room (Sala im. Jacka Kuronia)
Programme
22 November (Sunday)
19:00–21:00
Welcome Dinner.Sheraton Grand Warsaw
Warsaw, Bolesława Prusa 2 Street (for the chairman and speakers)
23 November (Monday)
9:00–10:45
Meeting of the Editorial Board of Przegląd Sejmowy (The Sejm Review)
Deputies’ Hotel (building E, room 013)
11:00–11:30
Official Opening Ceremony
Marek Siwiec, Chief of the Chancellery of the Sejm
Prof. Selin Esen, President of the IACL–AIDC
Prof. Marek Zubik, Editor-in-Chief of Przegląd Sejmowy (The Sejm Review)
11:30–13:00
Panel I: Old and New Problems of the Democratic Electoral System
Co-chairs:
Prof. Hanna Suchocka, Honorary President of the Venice Commission (Poland)
Prof. Selin Esen, President of the IACL–AIDC (Turkey)
– Prof. Cristina Fasone, The Usefulness of Comparative Studies in Electoral Law
Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Italy)
– Prof. George Katrougalos, Contemporary Threats to the Implementation of Electoral Rights
Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)
– Prof. Krzysztof Urbaniak, Electoral Law Standards in the Work of the Venice Commission
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)
– Prof. Cesare Pinelli, The Role of Constitutional Courts in Shaping Electoral Systems
La Sapienza (Italy)
– Prof. José María Serna de la Garza, The Problems of Electoral Law in Latin America
National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico)
– Prof. Anupama Goel, Parliament, the Election Commission, and the New Frontiers of Electoral Integrity: Oversight Challenges in India’s Digital Democracy
National Law University, Delhi (India)
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:30
Panel II: Challenges to Democratic Parliamentarism in a Changing Legal Culture
Co-chairs:
Prof. Magdalena Musiał-Karg, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)
Prof. Pablo Riberi, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
– Prof. Dariusz Adamski, Parliament and the Monetary Authority
University of Wrocław (Poland)
– Prof. Merris Amos, The UK Parliament and the Implementation of ECHR Judgments
Queen Mary University of London (The United Kingdom)
– Prof. Uwe Kischel, Between Obstruction and Exclusion – Parliamentary Decision-Making Capacity and Political Fragmentation in Germany
University of Greifswald (Germany)
– Prof. Iris Nguyen Duy, Is the Norwegian Parliament Sovereign?
University of Agder (Norway)
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–17:15
Panel III: Holding Power to Account: Parliament’s Oversight Function
Co-chairs:
Prof. Helle Krunke, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Prof. Piotr Tuleja, Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland)
– Prof. Francesco Biagi, Legal Accountability of Persons Holding the Highest Positions in Italy
University of Bologna (Italy)
– Prof. Pablo Riberi, The Role of Parliament in the Implementation of the Responsibility of Persons Holding the Highest State Positions in Argentina
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
– Prof. Toma Birmontienė, Constitutional Liability: Impeachment Cases in Lithuania
Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)
– Prof. Rafael Bustos Gisbert, Parliament and the Accountability for the Exercise of Power by the Highest State Officials in Spain
Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
17:30–18:00
Guided Tour of the Sejm and the Senate Buildings (optional)
18:30–20:00
Dinner
24 November (Tuesday)
9:30–11:15
Panel IV: Parliament in the World of Artificial Intelligence
(Young Scholar Panel)
Co-chairs:
Prof. Toma Birmontienė, Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)
Prof. Monika Florczak-Wątor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland)
– dr Claudia Marchese, Electoral Systems and Growing Instability in the European Political Landscape
Università degli Studi “Suor Orsola Benincasa” – Napoli (Italy)
– dr Juan Carlos Gazmuri, Democratic Backsliding and Political Parties in the Digital Era University of Notre Dame, Indiana (USA)
– dr Konrad Rydel, The Monetary Authority of Parliament in the Age of AI
University of Warsaw (Poland)
– dr János Mécs, Going Back to Democracy – Key Challenges of Redesigning the Hungarian Electoral System
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
– dr Chung Nguyen, AI-Assisted Legislative Review and Parliamentary Deliberation in Vietnam FPT University, Hanoi (Vietnam)
– dr Chiara Spiniello, Governing Artificial Intelligence Inside Parliament: A Comparative Analysis of Eight EU National Parliaments
University of Bremen (Germany)
11:15–11:30
Closing Remarks
Prof. Selin Esen, President of the IACL–AIDC
Prof. Marek Zubik, Editor-in-Chief of Przegląd Sejmowy (The Sejm Review)
11:30–12:00
Coffee and Snacks
12:00–15:30
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the IACL–AIDC
Deputies’ Hotel (building E, room 013)
15:30–16:30
Lunch (for the Executive Committee of the IACL–AIDC members only)