British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) Postgraduate Workshop

British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) Postgraduate Workshop on Comparative Law

26-27 May 2022 (Online)

On 26 and 27 May 2022, the Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law will host the British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) Postgraduate Workshop on Comparative Law. The Workshop is open to PhD candidates from the UK and from other parts of the world working in the field of comparative law. The workshop is fully online and free to attend. Scan the QR code for further details.

Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law (KCECL) https://research.kent.ac.uk/kcecl/

British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) https://british-association-comparative-law.org/

Intersentia https://intersentia.com/

Programme

Thursday, 26 May 2022

13:00-13:15

Welcoming Addresses

Dr Ida Petretta, University of Kent, UK

Dr Sophie Turenne, University of Cambridge, UK

13:15-14:00

Opening Presentation

Professor Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki, Finland

14:00-14:30

Coffee/Tea Break

14:30-16:00

Panel 1

Dominique dos Santos Ferreira, University of Münster, Germany

‘Comparative Law as a Source of Law’

Discussant: Dr Simone Glanert, University of Kent, UK

Lidia Bonifati, University of Bologna, Italy and University of Antwerp, Belgium

‘Comparative Constitutional Design for Divided Societies:

A Model to Explain Constitutional Asymmetries’

Discussant: Professor Alun Gibbs, University of Southampton, UK

Maria Kotsoni, European University Institute, Italy

‘Constitutional Revision Demands and Social Rights in Post-Crisis Greece and Ireland’

Discussant: Professor Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki

16:30-18:00

Panel 2

Geser Ganbaatar, University of Milan, Italy

‘Identifying a Common Pattern of Democratic Backsliding

and Its Impact on Sustainable Development’

Discussant: Professor Alun Gibbs, University of Southampton, UK

Gianluigi Delle Cave, University of Brescia, Italy

‘Smart City and Local Services:

The Urban Communities Before the Public Powers in Italy and Catalunya’

Discussant: Dr Ida Petretta, Kent Law School, UK

Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, UK

‘Judicial Independence as a Bastion for Rule of Law and Constitutionalism in Africa’

Discussant: Dr Yseult Marique, University of Essex, UK

Friday, 27 May 2022

8:30-9:00

Ahmed Hegazi, Intersentia, UK

‘How to Publish Your PhD Dissertation’

9:00-11:00

Panel 3

Cemre Bedir, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

‘Contract Law in the Age of Big Data’

Discussant: Dr Ida Petretta, University of Kent, UK

Ignacio Rios, University of Oxford, UK

‘Shaking the Foundations of Chilean Tort Law:

The Effect of an External Event on Legal Development and the Role of Comparative Law’

Discussant: Dr Simone Glanert, University of Kent, UK

Setyawati Fitrianggraeni, World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden

‘A Timeline of Approaches to Safety at Sea. How Far We Have Come?’

Discussant: Professor Claudina Richards, University of East Anglia, UK

Zhen Chen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

‘Is a Mummy a Person or a Property:

The Restitution of Cultural Objects Containing Human Remains’

Discussant: Dr Sophie Turenne, University of Cambridge, UK

11:00-11:30

Coffee/Tea Break

Breakout Room

Q&A Session with Ahmed Hegazi, Intersentia, UK

11:30-13:00

Panel 4

Syed Mujtaba Athar, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India

‘Recognition and Enforcement of Custody Orders in India:

A Case for Ratification of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention’

Discussant: Dr Sophie Turenne, University of Cambridge, UK

Martina Tičić, University of Rijeka, Croatia

‘Enforcement of the EU Regulations on the Cross-Border Collection of Monetary Claims’

Discussant: Professor Claudina Richards, University of East Anglia, UK

Aikaterini Antoniou, University of Oxford, UK

‘Exchange of Tax Information and Taxpayers’ Rights of Defence:

Can the Experiences in Criminal and Competition Law Fill in the Gaps in Protection?’

Discussant: Dr Yseult Marique, University of Essex, UK

13:00-13:15

Concluding Remarks

Dr Simone Glanert, University of Kent, UK

Dr Sophie Turenne, University of Cambridge, UK