Challenges of Effective Minority Rights Litigation in Eastern Europe
with a Special Focus on Procedure
13 April 2018 (Friday)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences,
Institute for Legal Studies
Hungary, Budapest 1097, Tóth Kálmán u. 4.
- 9:00 – 9:30 Registration
- 9:30 – 9:45 Introduction of the research project
Section 1 – Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary
Chair: János Fiala-Butora, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 9:45 – 10:05 Dávid Nagy, lawyer, Slovakia
- 10:05 – 10:25 Vanda Durbáková, Center for Civil and Human Rights
- 10:25 – 10:45 Šárka Dušková, Forum for Human Rights, Czech Republic
- 10:45 – 11:05 Adél Kegye, lawyer, Hungary
- 11:05 – 11:35 Questions, comments
- 11:35 – 11:50 Coffee break
Section 2 – Romania
Chair: Beáta Huszka, ELTE University
- 11:50 – 12:10 Enikő Szigeti, Civic Engagement Movement
- 12:10 – 12:30 Dezideriu Gergely, Council of Europe
- 12:30 – 12:50 Erika Benkő, Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
- 12:50 – 13:10 Csaba Asztalos, National Council for Combating Discrimination
- 13:10 – 13:40 Questions, comments
- 13:40 – 14:30 Lunch break
Section 3 – Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and the Region
Chair: Henrietta Dinók, Romaversitas
- 14:30 – 14:50 Dávid Losoncz, lawyer, Serbia
- 14:50 – 15:10 Andrea Čolak, European Roma Rights Centre
- 15:10 – 15:30 Daniela Mihaylova, Equal Opportunities Initiative Association
- 15:30 – 16:00 Questions, comments
- 16:00 – 16:20 Adam Weiss, European Roma Rights Centre
- 16:20 – 16:40 Lilla Farkas, European University Institute
- 18:30 Dinner
The conveners:
- János Fiala-Butora, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies
- Beáta Huszka, ELTE University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of International Relations and European Studies
- Zsolt Körtvélyesi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies / ELTE University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Human Rights and Politics
- Balázs Majtényi, ELTE University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Human Rights and Politics / Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies
Project no. FK 124804 has been implemented with the support provided from the international conference fund of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as well as from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary, financed under the FK 17 funding scheme.