THE FUTURE OF THE ECHR SYSTEM

THE FUTURE OF THE ECHR SYSTEM
Symposium organized by

The Italian Yearbook of International Law

Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”
Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali

Università degli Studi di Napoli ”Federico II” Dipartimento di Scienze Internazionalistiche e Studi sul Sistema Politico ed Istituzionale Europeo

in co-operation with

European University Institute
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Studi Giuridici Internazionali Sede di Napoli
Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Cattedra Jean Monnet "La tutela dei diritti umani nell'Unione Europea"

Scuola di Alta Formazione dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” Conservatorio delle Orfane – Terra Murata – Procida (Naples)

Saturday, 16 April 2011

PROGRAMME

9.45 Presentation of the Symposium G. CATALDI - Professor of International Law, University of Naples “L’Orientale”

10.00 Chair: F. FRANCIONI - Professor of International Law and Human Rights, European University Institute, Florence

FIRST SESSION: “THE ECHR SYSTEM AND INTERNATIONAL LAW”
10.15 – 11.00

The Notion of “Contracting Parties’ Jurisdiction”
in Art. 1 of the ECHR

C. FOCARELLI - Professor of International Law, University of Perugia

R. NIGRO - Research Fellow of International Law, University of Perugia

Discussant: P. DE SENA - Professor of International Law, University of Naples “Federico II” 11.00 Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.15

The EU’s Accession to the ECHR

O. QUIRICO - Marie Curie Fellow, European University Institute and Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris2)

Discussants: B. CONFORTI - Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Naples “Federico II”, Former
Judge, European Court of Human Rights E. DE CAPITANI - Secretariat of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Head of Unit

12.15 – 13.00

The ECHR and the Immunities Provided by
International Law

B. BONAFÈ - Professor of International Law, University of Macerata

Discussant: M. GESTRI - Professor of International Law, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

13.00

Lunch

SECOND SESSION: GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ECHR SYSTEM

14.00 Chair: L. FERRARI BRAVO – Professor of International Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Former Judge, International Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights

14.00 – 14.45

The ECHR and the Rule of Prior Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies in International Law

A. BULTRINI - Professor of International Law, University of Florence

Discussant: G. RAIMONDI - Judge, European Court of Human Rights

14.45 – 15.30

The “Manifestly Ill-foundedness” and the “Absence of a Significant Disadvantage for the Applicant” Inadmissibility Criteria for the Individual Application to the Court

S. GRANATA - Deputy Secretary of Venice Commission, Council of Europe

Discussant: F. TULKENS - Vice President, European Court of Human Rights

15.30 -16.15

The Application of the ECHR in the Domestic Systems

A. CALIGIURI – Research Fellow of International Law, University of Macerata N. NAPOLETANO - Research Fellow of International Law, University Telma/Sapienza Rome

Discussants: P. PIRRONE - Professor of International Law, University of Catania A. LOPEZ CASTILLO - Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Madrid (UAM)

16.15

Coffee Break

CONCLUDING SESSION

16.15 – 17.30

“What Future for the Court of Strasbourg, All the Present Obstacles to Its Functioning Considered?”

Round Table open to all participants. Chaired by J.P. Costa, President of the European Court of Human Rights.