“PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF INDEPENDENCE OF JUSTICE”

Dublin Castle

Great Ship Street

Dublin 12

AGENDA

FRIDAY, 19 MARCH

8.15–8.30                  Registration

8.30–10.30               General Assembly

10.45–14.15              Colloquium 

“Practical Aspects of Independence of Justice”

Welcome by The Hon. Mr Justice John L. Murray, Chief Justice of Ireland

Session I – “Protection of Independence”

Chair: M. Vincent A. De Gaetano, Chief Justice, President of the Constitutional Court and of the Court of Appeal of Malta

Introductory Report:  Prof. Dr. Klaus Tolksdorf, President of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany

14.00–15.30              Session II – “Working Conditions”

Chair: Mr Geert Corstens, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands

Introductory Report: Mr Ghislain Londers, First President of the Court of Cassation of Belgium

15.45–17.30          Session III – “Relationship with Outside Partners”

Chair: Mr Branko Hrvatin, President of the Supreme Court of Croatia

Introductory Report: Mr António Silva Henriques Gaspar, Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal