Thursday, 8 November 2007
Conference president :
André Rezsöhazy
Belgian Senate
ECPRD
correspondent
Legal Department
| Day 1 | |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | REGISTRATION, COFFEE AND TEA House of the MPs: Salle des Congrès - Congreszaal Entrance: Leuvenseweg 21 Rue de Louvain, 1000 Brussels |
| 14.00 - 14.20 | WELCOME STATEMENTS Robert Myttenaere Secretary-General of the Belgian House of Representatives Luc Blondeel Secretary-General of the Belgian Senate Wojciech Sawicki Co-director of ECPRD |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | GENERAL INTRODUCTION - THE SENSITIVE RELATION BETWEEN "PARLIAMENT & JUDICIARY" Pieter Dirck G. Caboor Belgian House of Representatives Legal Department Gert Van der biesen Belgian Senate ECPRD deputy correspondent Legal Department |
| First theme | |
| 14.40 - 16.00 | CASE-STUDY OF AN AREA OF TENSION BETWEEN THE AUTONOMY OF
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLIES AND THE GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES: SEARCH AND SEIZURE ON
PARLIAMENT'S PREMISES Analysis Pieter Dirck G. Caboor Belgian House of Representatives Legal Department Keynote speakers Christina Elisabeth Ringvard Danish Folketing ECPRD deputy correspondent Library, Archives and Information Section Marco Cerase Italian Camera dei Deputati Counselor to the Immunities Committee Academic keynote speaker Prof. dr. Marc Verdussen Belgium Public Law Department, Université Catholique de Louvain Discussion Summary and conclusion Dr. Suzie Navot Israel Head of Public Law Division, Colman Law School |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | COFFE BREAK |
| Second theme | |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | THE REPRESENTATION AT LAW OF A PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY Analysis Mark Wouters Belgian Senate Legal Department Keynote speakers Claire Genta European Parliament Administrator, Policy Department " Citizen's rights and constitutional affairs " John Vaux UK House of Commons Speaker's counsel Gerhard Kiesenhofer Österreichisches Parlament (Austria) Parlamentsdirektion Academic keynote speaker Koen Muylle Belgium Law clerk, Constitutional Court Discussion Summary and conclusion Dr. Suzie Navot Israel Head of Public Law Division, Colman Law School |
| 18.00 - 18.30 | GUIDED TOUR OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT |
| 19.30 | DINNER: BELGIAN CENTER FOR COMIC STRIP ART Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal - Centre belge de la Bande dessinée Zandstraat 20 Rue des Sables, 1000 Brussels |
Friday, 9 November 2007
Conference president :
Marc Van der Hulst
Belgian House of Representatives
ECPRD
correspondent & coordinator " Parliamentary Practice and Procedure "
Director of the Legal Department
| Day 2 | |
| 09.00 - 09.15 | PRESENTATION OF THE FORUM "PARLIAMENTARY PRACTISE AND PROCEDURE" Jerry Hilbert European Parliament |
| Third theme | |
| 09.15 - 10.45 | THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTS ACCOMPLISHED BY PARLIAMENT IN THE EXERCISE OF KEY PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS Analysis Alberik Goris Belgian House of Representatives ECPRD deputy correspondent Legal Department Keynote speakers Oonagh Gay UK House of Commons Head of the Parliament & Constitution Centre Piotr Chybalski Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Legislation expert at the Bureau of Research Dr. Gabriela M. Sierck German Bundestag Liaison Office, Brussels Academic keynote speaker Prof. dr. Hendrik Vuye Belgium Director of " Centre de recherche fondamentale 'Protection Juridique du Citoyen' (Projucit) ", F.U.N.D.P. Namur Universiteit Antwerpen (Antwerp University) Discussion Summary and conclusion Dr. Suzie Navot Israel Head of Public Law Division, Colman Law School |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Fourth theme | |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTS ACCOMPLISHED BY PARLIAMENT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF KEY PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS Analysis Marc Veys Belgian Senate Legal Department Keynote speakers Marco Cerase Italian Camera dei Deputati Counselor to the Immunities Committee Gerhard Kiesenhofer Österreichisches Parlament (Austria) Parlamentsdirektion Jonida Milaj Albanian Parliament Legal Department Academic keynote speaker Koen Muylle Belgium Law clerk, Constitutional Court Discussion Summary and conclusion Dr. Suzie Navot Israel Head of Public Law Division, Colman Law School |
| 12.45 - 13.00 | CLOSING STATEMENTS |
| 13.00 - 14.50 | LUNCH House of the MPs, Mezzanine of the classical restaurant |
| 15.00 - 18.00 | GUIDED BRUSSELS TOUR FOCUSED ON " ART NOUVEAU " |