Date: 02–03 December 2016
Venue: National University of Public Service, Ludovika Campus, Zrinyi Room (2 Ludovika sqr, Budapest) and MTA TK JTI Jakobinus Hall (30 Országház srt, Budapest)
Day 1: 2nd DECEMBER 2016
National University of Public Service Ludovika Campus, Zrínyi hall
9:00–9:30 Welcome remarks
Introduction
Péter Paczolay, National University of Public Service (NUPS)
Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, Bocconi University
9:30–11:00 First Panel – Constitutional challenges in Hungary and Italy
Chair: Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, Bocconi University (tbc)
Péter Paczolay, NUPS: Hungary and Italy: Two constitutional reforms compared
Angela Di Gregorio, University of Milan: Hungarian constitutional developments and measures to protect the rule of law in Europe. A comparative approach
Nóra Chronowski, Eötvös Loránd University: Constitutional turmoil - the misuse of constitution making power in Hungary
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–13:30
Chair: Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, Bocconi University (tbc)
Zoltán Szente, NUPS, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS): Marginalising the Parliament – (anti)parliamentary reforms in Hungary after 2010
Nicola Lupo, LUISS Guido Carli University: The Italian Parliament in the Euro-national Parliamentary System
Fortunato Musella, University of Naples Federico II: Deparliamentarization of Western Democracies? Compared Constitutional Reforms in Italy and Hungary
Lorenzo Cuocolo, Bocconi University: Challenges and perspectives in the constitutional reform of the Italian regionalism
13:30–14:30 Lunch break
14:30–16:30 Second Panel – Form of government and constitutional challenges
Chair: Zoltán Szente, NUPS, HAS
Annarita Criscitiello, University of Naples Federico II: The Prime Minister’s Office in Italy. Where we stand now?
Molnár Anna, NUPS: Ideas of Europe in Hungarian political discourse
Arianna Vedaschi, Bocconi University: Pursuing efficiency: will the complex journey of Italian constitutional reform lead to a democracy that can make decisions?
Vizi Balázs, NUPS: Rights of Minorities to Participate in Public Life - An International Perspective
16:15–16:30 Coffee break
16:30–18:30
Chair: Zoltán Szente, NUPS, HAS
Giacomo Delledonne, University Saint-Louis: Constitutional courts dealing with electoral laws: comparative remarks
Valerio Lubello, Bocconi University, Mixed electoral systems a comparative perspective
Antonello Tarzia, University Lum Jean Monnet: Representing the Interests of the territorial communities in the new Senato
Discussion
Day 2: 3rd DECEMBER 2016
MTA TTK JTI Jakobinus hall
9:30–11:00 Third Panel – Immigration and constitutional challenges
Chair: András Jakab, HAS
Halmai Gábor, European University Institute: Second-grade constitutionalism: the Fundamental Law and the European constitutional values
Oreste Pollicino, Bocconi University: Italian constitutional reform in the context of European Union integration process
Graziella Romeo, Bocconi University: The constitutional category of “non-membership”: non-citizens and immigrants in contemporary Europe
Katalin Berényi, University of Szeged: An inspiring parallel between the Italian and Hungarian jurisprudence with a view to reducing statelessness in the EU
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–13:30
Chair: András Jakab, HAS
Neliana Rodean, University of Verona: Another face of democracy: role of people into unconstitutional amendment process
Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz, NUPS, HAS: The transformation of constitutional justice
Marco Antonio Simonelli, University of Siena: Unconventional Constitutional Amendments:the ECHR as a Limit on the Amending Power
Andrea Antonuzzo, Giuliano Vosa, LUISS Guido Carli University: Changing the Constitution to overrule the Court: comparative notes from Hungary and Italy
Closing remarks: Péter Paczolay
13:30 Lunch
The official language of the conference is English. There will not be any simultaneous interpretation.
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