The Court-Centered Enforcement Institutional Models: Still Efficient?

Date: 16 November 2022 (Wednesday)

Time:
06:00 AM (Mexico)
07:00 AM (Peru, Colombia)
09:00 AM (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil)
09:00 PM (Japan)

Language: English

Organizer:
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University

Speakers:
Prof. Álvaro Pérez Ragone (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Peru
Prof. Gabriel Valentín (Universidad de la República), Uruguay
Prof. Renzo Cavani (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Peru
Prof. Sergio Cruz Arenhart (Universidade Federal de Parana), Brazil
Prof. Oscar Silva (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), Chile
Prof. Macarena Vargas Paves(Universidad Diego Portales), Chile

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2022 Ritsumeikan University

Date: 26 November 2022 (Saturday)

Time:
09:30-11:30 (CET)
17:30–19:30 PM (Japan)

Language: English

Organizers:
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University

Programm

09:30 (CET) 17:30 (JST)	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)
	Speakers:
09:35 (CET) 17:35 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Bart Krans, Leiden Law School | Universiteit Leiden Lecture: “Civil Courts Coping with Covid-19” (digitalisation)
9:55 (CET) 16:55 (JST)	Discussion
10:10 (CET) 18:10 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Philipp Reuß, MJur (Oxford) Institut für Privat- und Prozessrecht Lehrstuhl für Bürgerliches Recht, Zivilprozessrecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Lecture: The Orality Principle and the Digitalisation of Civil Procedure Law in Germany
10:30 (CET) 18:30 (JST)	Discussion
10:45 (CET) – 18:45 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Christian Gomille Universität des Saarlandes, Lehrstuhl für Bürgerliches Recht, Europäisches und Internationales Privatrecht sowie Zivilprozessrecht Lecture: Online notarization under German notarial law
11:00 (CET) 19:00 (JST)	Discussion
11:30 (CET) 19:30 (JST)	Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)
	End of the Workshop

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2022 Ritsumeikan University

Date: 27 May 2022 (Friday

Time:
10:00-12:00 (CET)
11:00-13:00 (Jerusalem Time)
17:00–19:00 PM (Japan)

Language: English

Organizers:
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University

Programm

10:00 (CET) 17:00 (Jerusalem) 17:00 (JST)	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)
10:05 (CET) 11:05 (Jerusalem) 17:05 (JST)	Welcome Speech Prof. Dr. Shinichi Ago (Director of Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University)
	Speakers:
10:10 (CET) 11:10 (Jerusalem) 17:10 (JST)	Prof. Shimon Shetreet (Greenblatt Chair of Public and International Law Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Lecture: Justice and Advanced Technology: Judicial Independence, Efficiency and Quality
10:30 (CET) 11:30 (Jerusalem) 17:30 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Foroud Shirvani (Professur für Öffentliches Recht Gottfried-Meulenbergh-Stiftungsprofessur Universität Bonn) Lecture: Digitisation of the administrative court proceedings
10:50 (CET) 11:50 (Jerusalem) 17:50 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Christoph Krönke (WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Institut für Österreichisches und Europäisches Öffentliches Recht (IOER)) Lecture: AI in Public Administration
11:10 (CET) 12:10 (Jerusalem) 18:10 (JST)	Discussion
12:00 (CET) – 13:00(Jerusalem) 19:00 (JST)	Closing Remarks Prof. Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University)

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Chair:

Ian Forrester QC LLD

Co-organizer:

Professor Dr. Masahisa Deguchi

The panel for this event will be the following:

The Right Hon Lord Carloway
The Right Hon Lady Dorrian
Roddy Dunlop QC
The Right Hon Dorothy Bain QC
Laura Dunlop QC

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PDF Document with further details on the seminar by Ian Forrester QC LLD: The Scottish courts seminar on Friday April 22

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2022 Ritsumeikan University

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Date: 25 March 2022

Time: 09:00-11:00 (CET) = 17:00–19:00 PM (JST)

Language: English

Organizers:
Study Group on Comparative Judicial Systems, College of Law, Ritsumeikan University

Co-organizer:
Peace Education and Research Center, International Peace Museum, Ritsumeikan University

Sponsor:
Egusa Foundation for International Cooperation in the Social Science (SEFICSS)
Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)

Programm

09:00 (CET) 17:00 (JST)	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)
09:05 (CET) 17:05 (JST)	Opening remarks Prof. Dr. Shinichi Ago (Director of Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University)
09:10 (CET) 17:10 (JST)	Speakers:
	Prof. Dr. Michael Reiterer: former Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea (Austria) Lecture: Electronic evidence – technology in the court room (E-Justice)
	Prof. Dr. Meinhard Schröder: Passau University (Germany) Lecture: E-Identity
09:50 (CET) – 17:50(JST)	Comments & Discussion Prof. Dr. Shimon Shetreet (emeritus): Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Prof. Dr. Makoto Ibusuki: Seijyo University (Japan) Justice Ilwon KANG: Former Justice of Constitutional Court (Korea) Prof. Dr. Markus Gehrlein: BGH Judge (ret.) (Germany) Dr. Michael Pils: Taylor Wessing (Germany)　 Prof. Dr. Omi Hatashin: Osaka Jogakuin University (Japan)　 PDFs: Justice Ilwon KANG Chien-Liang Lee Prof. Dr. Markus Gehrlein
11:00 (CET) 19:00 (JST)	End of Workshop

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Ritsumeikan University Online Seminar

Date: 12 March 2022

Time: 09:30-11:30 (CET) = 17:30–19:30 PM (JST)

Language: English

Organizers:
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute
Center for Peace Education and Research, Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University

Programm

09:30 (CET) 17:30 (JST)	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)
09:35 (CET) 17:35 (JST)	Opening Speech: Prof. Dr. Shinichi Ago (Director of Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University)
09:40 (CET) 17:40 (JST)	Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael Reiterer (EU-Ambassador ret., Centre for Security, Diplomacy & Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance) Lecture: Immigration policy in Europe: between demography, values and war (PDF) | Outline (PDF)
10:20 (CET) – 18:20 (JST)	Coordinator: Prof. Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University)
	Comments
10:25 (CET) 18:25 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Kaoru Obata (Nagoya University) Presentation Slides (PDF) | Talking Points (PDF) | Abstract of Comments (PDF)
10:35 (CET) 18:35 (JST)	Prof. Dr. Hanako Umezawa (Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University Some facts and thoughts on the matter of immigration: EU, Japan and Ukraine (PDF)
10:45 (CET) 18:45 (JST)	Discussion: Prof. Goro Toda (Kyoto Sangyo University): Questions (PDF) Lecturer Dr. Shiho Sugiki (Kagawa University): Questions (PDF) Prof. Omi Hatashin (Osaka Jogakuin University): Question (PDF) Researcher Diana Arie (Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute): Question (PDF) Prof. Koichi Matsumoto (Nihon University): Question (PDF) Researcher Satoru Furuya　(Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute) Researcher Haruko Uchida (Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute) Hiroshi FUKUYAMA (Civil servant of the Ministry of Justice, Office of Immigration Control off-duty): Questions (PDF) Prof. Dr. Ryuich Higuchi (Meijigakuin University)
11:25 (CET) 19:25 (JST)	Closing remarks: Prof. Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University)

Dr. Michael Reiterer

is a distinguished Professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) and the editor of the CSDS policy brief series.

Michael Reiterer pursued his academic career always in parallel to his diplomatic one at the Austrian and then European service. After graduating as Dr. jur. from the University of Innsbruck, post-graduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University/Bologna Centre and the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva were further stepping stones to his habilitation (PhD) in International Politics at the University of Innsbruck (2005, Institute for Political Science) focussing on EU-Asia relations. EU foreign policy, EU-Asia relations in particular with Japan and Korea, inter-regionalism, security issues, new forms of diplomacy, human rights are nowadays the main focus of his research, having previously published extensively on international trade law and relations including WTO, trade and environment and the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). He has taught at various universities in Europe & Asia.

In September 2020 he retired from the European Diplomatic Service (European External Action Service-EEAS) as Ambassador plenipotentiary and extraordinary of the European Union to the Republic of Korea; previous posts included Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Deputy Head of Mission/Minister at the EU Delegation to Japan, Minister Counsellor at the Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU, Counsellor at the Austrian Permanent Representation to the GATT, Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner for West Africa (out of Abidjan/Ivory Coast) and to Japan. In addition, he co-chaired the Joint Group of Trade and Environment Experts at the OECD, served as panellist at the WTO dispute settlement and was a member of the European Economic and Social Committee.

Additional Activities

Adjunct professor for international politics at Webster University, Vienna; Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali “Guido Carli” (LUISS), Rome; University of Innsbruck; Danube University, Krems/Austria.

Associate Fellow, Global Fellowship Initiative at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland

Senior Advisor, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS), Washington D.C.;  STEAR (Student Thinktank for Europe-Asia Relations) Singapore (2021-).

Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Forum Alpbach/Austria

Member of the Council of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, Lausanne/Switzerland

Member of the Advisory Board of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Invited professor, Kobe University, Ritsumekan University/Kyoto (2021/22), Japan

Member of the International Academic Consultative Council of the University of Kobe/Japan until 2020.

Distinctions

Order of Merit in Silver with Star (2019), Government of the Republic of Austria

Honorary Citizenship of Seoul (2020), Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea

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“Rule of law contested – the Case of the Polish Constitutional Court”

Date: 12 February 2022

Time: 09:00-10:30 (CET) = 17:00 – 18:30 PM (JST)

Language: English

Organizer:
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University

Co-Organizer:
Center for Peace Education and Research, Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University

Lecture

1 Introduction – the law-based integration model of the European Union

2 The jurisdiction of the Court is limited

3  The sovereignty issue

4  Primacy of EU law contested

5  What is at stake?

6  The heart of the EU – its values and principles

7  Conclusions

Moderator:
Prof. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)

Commentators:
Prof. Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University)
Prof. Katsuhiro Shoji (Chuo University)
Prof. Koji Fukuda (Waseda University)
Prof. Takahiro Shinyo (Kwansei Gakuin University)

Resume

Prof. Dr. MICHAEL REITERER

Distinguished Professor, EU-Ambassador ret., Centre for Security, Diplomacy & Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance.

Michael Reiterer held positions at the Missions of Austria to the European Union (1997–1998) and the GATT (1990–1992) and negotiated in the GATT Uruguay Round. He was co-chair trade of the OECD Joint Experts Group of trade and environment experts. He served on the GATT Panel Split-run editions Canada-US. He was also Deputy Austrian Trade Commissioner to West Africa with seat in Abidjan/Côte d’Ivoire (1982–1985) and Japan (1985–1988); 1992–1997 he served as Deputy Director General for European Integration Policy of the Federal Economic Chamber of Austria; 1997/1998 he was a member of the European Social and Economic Committee.

Having joint the European foreign service in 1998 as Counselor for ASEM (1998–2002), he served as Minister/Deputy Head of the EC Delegation to Japan (2002–2006), EU-Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein (2007–2011) and Principal Adviser to the Managing Director for the Asia Pacific of the European External Action Service (2012–2016). In February 2017 he was appointed Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, a position he held until his retirement in September 2020.

Having been appointed adjunct professor for international politics in 2005 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, he is now Distinguished Professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance, Free University of Brussels.

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