Freedom of Expression: Limitations and Prospects /
Liberté d’expression: Limitations et perspectives


We are pleased to announce the 2017 Annual Reunion of the European Group of Public Law (EGPL) with subjectFreedom of Expression: Limitations and Prospects / Liberté d’expression: Limitations et perspectives scheduled to take place at the premises of European Public Law Organization in Legraina, from 08-10 September 2017. The Reunion of the European Group of Public Law, which serves as the European Scientific Council of the EPLO, will gather public law academics, high court judges and public law practitioners from all over the world.

 

 2017 Programme

Provisional Program can be download here pdficon

Freedom of Expression: Limitations and Prospects /
Liberté d’expression: Limitations et perspectives

PROGRAMME 

Friday 08 Sept. / Vendredi 08 Sept.

09.15-13.00    First session / Première session

President / Président: H.E. Mr. L. Trócsányi, Minister of Justice, Hungary

General Introduction: Protecting Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century: Same Values, Different Challenges / Introduction générale: Protéger la liberté d’expression au XXIème siècle: mêmes valeurs, différents défis

General rapporteurs / Rapporteurs généraux:
Prof. B. Diniz de Ayala, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Prof. S. Mouton, University of Toulouse, France
Prof. B. Mathieu, Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France

Special Guest / Invité spécial:
H.E. Mr. I. Jazairy, Executive Director of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Adverse Human Rights Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures

13.00-14.00    Pause / Break

14.00-17.30    Second session / Deuxième session

President / Président: Prof. L.M. Díez-Picazo, President of the Administrative Law Division, Spanish Supreme Court

Human Dignity and ordre public as Limits to the Exercise of Rights within European Jurisdictions? / Diginité humaine et ordre public en tant que limites à l’exercise des droits au sein des juridictions européennes?

General rapporteurs / Rapporteurs généraux:
Prof. Th. Groß, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Prof. J. O’Dowd, University College Dublin, Ireland

Saturday 09 Sept. / Samedi 09 Sept.

09.15-13.00    Third session / Troisième session

President / Président: Prof. D. Feldman, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Freedom of Expression in the Internet. The Role of States, Citizens and Intermediaries / Liberté d’expression sur l’Internet. Le rôle des Etats, citoyens et intermédiaires

General rapporteurs / Rapporteurs généraux:
Prof. J. Barata, Fellow at Center for Internet and Human Rights, Europa University Viadrina and Research Fellow at Center for Media and Data Studies, Central European University, Spain
Prof. S. Vlachopoulos, National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Mr. Nigel Hickson, Vice President, IGO (Intergovernmental Organization) ICANN, Geneva

13.00-14.00     Pause / Break

14.00-16.00     Fourth session / Quatrième session                   

14.00-15.30     Workshops / Ateliers

Please see separate detailled information / Prière de consulter les informations détaillées distinctes

15.30-16.00    General Conclusions / Conclusions générales

President / Président: Prof. Ch. Starck, University of Göttingen, Germany

By / par: Prof. T. Perroud, Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), France

16.00-18.00     Fifth session / Cinquième session

President / Président: Prof. J. Sérvulo Correia, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Twenty-second meeting of the European Group of Public Law acting as the European Scientific Council of the European Public Law Organization; Report on the activities of the EPLO; Thesis Prize 2016; Report of the Thesis Prize Committee 2017; Other administrative matters / Vingt-deuxième réunion du Groupe Européen de Droit Public agissant en tant que Conseil Scientifique Européen de l’Organisation Européenne de Droit Public; Rapport sur les activités de l’OEDP; Prix de Thèse 2016; Rapport du Comité de Prix de Thèse 2017; Autres questions administratives.

Laudatio in honour of / en l'honneur de:
Prof. Robert AndersenProf. Il Han Özay and / et Prof. Christian Starck

Sunday 10 Sept. / Dimanche 10 Sept.

Workshops Day / Ateliers
Free Day 
/ Journée libre

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