Rule of Law and Independance of the Criminal Justice System

Programme

9.00-9.30 Opening addresses

• Paolo Carta, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Trento
• Katalin Ligeti, AIDP President, University of Luxembourg
• Antonio Gullo, AIDP President Italian Group

9.30-9.45 Introductory Remarks: Gabriella Di Paolo, University of Trento

9.45-11.00 Independence of The Criminal Justice in Europe (COE and EU)
John Vervaele, Emeritus Professor, University of Utrecht

COE - The Venice Commission (Judges)
Lorena Bachmaier Winter, University of Madrid

COE - Independence of the Role of Public Prosecution (COE and CCPE)
Karolina Kremenz, University of Wroclaw

11.00-11.15 Coffee Break

11.15-13.00 Independance of the Criminal Justice in Europe (follows)

Chair: Tommaso Rafaraci, University of Catania-AIDP Vice President Italian Group

ENJC Contribution for the 2026 European Commission Rule of Law Report
Filippo Donati, University of Florence, ENJC Former President

The Independence of the EPPO - Andrea Venegoni, Member of the EPPO

Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) – Nicola Canestrini, Defense Lawyer, Italian Union of Criminal Chambers

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-16.30 Rule of Law and Independence of the Criminal Justice in a Global Perspective

Chair: Andrè Klip, University of Maastricht

The UN Perspective - Margaret Satterhwaite, NYU School of Law, Special UN Rapporteur

Independence of the ICC. A Practical Insight - Rosario Aitala, Judge, ICC

Independence of the ICC (Judges) - Michela Miraglia, University of Genova

Independence of the ICC (Prosecutors) - Luca Poltronieri Rossetti, University of Verona

16.30-16.45 Coffee Break

17.00-19.00 Rule of Law and Independence of the Criminal Justice-New Challenges
Chair: Katalina Ligeti, AIDP President, University of Luxembourg

Artificial Intelligence - Serena Quattrocolo, University of Turin

Mass Media and Social Media - Michele Caianello, University of Bologna

Cognitive Biases - Giuliana Mazzoni, Sapienza University of Rome

Scheduled Talk: Antonio Pugliese, University of Bologna

Concluding Remarks

20.00 Dinner