Program

Thursday, 19 June 2025 

14.15-14.30 Welcome address: Paolo Carta, Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Trento
 

14.30-15.00 Keynote speech: Hanna Suchocka, University of Poznán
 

15.00-17.00 First panel
The Rule of Law-methodology as a result of the reciprocal influence of the Rule of Law-crisis
and the Rule of Law-conditionality

Moderator: Luisa Antoniolli, University of Trento

1. “area EU”: Cristina Fasone, LUISS University, Rome
2. “area the Western Balkans”: Joseph Marko TBC, University of Graz
3. “area UMG”: Caterina Filippini, University of Milan
4. “area Eastern Partnership, focus Armenia”: Anna Khvorostiankina, State University of Yerevan

Discussant: Esther Happacher, University of Innsbruck

17.15-18.45 Second panel
The Constitutional Courts in focus: political interference and resilience 

Moderator: Simone Penasa

1. “area EU”: Tania Groppi, University of Siena
2. “area the Western Balkans”: Constance Grewe TBC, University of Strasbourg
3. “area UMG”: Halyna Dovhan, University of Trento

Discussant: Pietro Faraguna, University of Trieste
 

Friday, 20 June 2025

9.00-10.30 Third panel

Judicial Councils between institutional guarantee of independence and accountability
Moderator: Jens Woelk, University of Trento

1. “area EU”: Frans van Dijk, University of Utrecht
2. “area the Western Balkans”: Gianluigi Pratola, Court of Cassation, Rome
3. “area UMG”: Simona Granata-Menghini, Venice Commission TBC

Discussants: David Pimentel, University of Idaho; Rada Sitar, Universities of Maribor and Trento

11.00-12.30 Discussion and conclusions
Rapporteur: Roberto Toniatti, University of Trento

Scientific Board and coordination: Halyna Dovhan, Simone Penasa, Jens Woelk