Thursday, March 17
9.00-19.30 Registration
9.15 – 13:30 Panels in Spanish (Programme available here)
14.45-15.00 WELCOME ADDRESS TO THE ESIL INTEREST GROUPS EVENT
- Luis M. Hinojosa Martínez, Co-Director of the Conference
- Christine Kaddous, EUGlobal ESIL IG
- Till P. Holterhus, Eur & Int’l Rule of Law ESIL IG
15.00-16.30 THE DEFINITION OF A EUROPEAN RULE OF LAW: BETWEEN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AND SOVEREIGNTY
- The Rule of Law as a Principle of the EU: A Principle in Search of its Definition (Fulvio M. Palombino, Naples Federico II University, Luiss Guido Carli University of Rome)
- European Strategic Sovereignty. What role for the rule of law? (Till P. Holterhus, Georg-August-University of Goettingen)
- The EU´s Strategic Autonomy and Rule of Law in External Affairs: What Future for Accountable Multilateralism? (Wolfgang Weiss, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer)
- Chair: Pablo J. Martín Rodríguez (University of Granada)
Coffee Break
16.45-18.15 COMPARING THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIONS OF RULE OF LAW
- Which Rule of Law? Confronting EU and International Rules and Principles in EU External Action (Ramses Wessel, University of Groningen)
- Different Roles for Rule of Law in the Post-Lisbon External Relations Case Law of the CJEU (Narin Idriz and Eva Kassoti, Asser Institute, Centre of the Law of EU External Relations)
- Mutual Influences between the European and International Law Standards for the Promotion of the RoL (Farah Julie Yassine, Kuwait International Law School)
- Chair: Ozana Olariu (University of Granada)
18.15- 19.30 YOUNG PEOPLE´S PERSPECTIVES ON THE RULE OF LAW
- The Rule of law in the EU’s External Action in the Conference on the Future of Europe (Eduardo García Cancela, Vice President of the Youth Presidium of the European Movement, CFEME, Victoria Rodríguez Piceda, Equipo Europa Youth Association)
- Rule of Law and education, (Juan Rayón González, President of the Erasmus Student Network)
- Rethinking the Rule of Law from the otherness’ eyes: a feminist approach (Inés Fernández Caba, University of Granada, ARQUS Student Council)
- Chair: Amelia Díaz Pérez de Madrid (University of Granada)
Friday, March 18
9.00 – Registration
9.30-11.00 SANCTIONS AND THE RULE OF LAW
- Rule of Law and effective judicial protection versus raison d’état in EU’s political sanctions (Luis Hinojosa Martínez, University of Granada)
- The Rule of Law as a basis for jurisdiction in external relations. From Kadi and H over Rosneft to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Janek Tomasz Nowak, Institute for European Law, KU Leuven)
- Rule of Law or Rule of no-one? The practice of bypassing listing procedures through informal de-banking and de-funding practices (Martina di Gaetano, University of Maastricht, Legal researcher at RECLAIM)
- Chair: Jed Odermatt (City, University of London)
Coffee Break
11.30-13.00 RULE OF LAW IN THE RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORING/ CANDIDATE COUNTRIES
- EU Rule of Law obligations in third countries: an impact assessment (Elisabet Ruiz Cairó, Université de Genève / Luigi Lonardo, University College Cork)
- From the outside looking in: lessons learned from the EU's rule of law conceptualisation in enlargement and development cooperation (Lisa Louwerse, Leiden University)
- “Treat your neighbor as yourself” – Linking respect for the rule of law and protection of the Union’s Budget in the Western Balkans (Chloé Brière, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Chair: Ana Salinas de Frías (University of Málaga, ECtHR Ad Hoc Judge)
Lunch Break
14.15-16.45 CONDITIONALITY IN EU’S EXTERNAL ACTION
- The Rule of Law in the EU New Generation of Free Trade Agreements (Christine Kaddous, Université de Genève)
- The principle of non-intervention and the EU promotion of human rights and democracy (Gloria Fernández Arribas, Pablo de Olavide University)
- EU trade policy as a tool to promote human rights (Joan David Janer, University of the Balearic Islands)
- Chair: Carmen Muñoz Rodríguez (University of Jaén)
16.45-17.15 CLOSING KEYNOTE LECTURE
Enhancing the Rule of Law in Europe and in the World: Mission Impossible? (Jan Wouters, Director of Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, RECONNECT Coordinator)
