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EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW
(VENICE COMMISSION)
in co-operation with the
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF TURKEY
FOURTH CONFERENCEof SECRETARIES GENERAL
Constitutional Court,
Ankara, Turkey, 1- 2 October 2009
PROGRAMME
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Wednesday 30 September 2009
Arrival of the participants and their accommodation
at Diva Hotel (Ankara)
20.00 Optionnal dinner at the Hotel
Thursday, 1 October 2009
08.30 Departure from the Hotel to the Constitutional Court
09.15-09.45 Opening of the 4th Conference by:
- Mr Hasim Kilinç
President, Constitutional Court of Turkey
- Ms Tanja Gerwien
Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
09.45-13.00 1st Session
Workload and distribution of cases
Chaired by Mr Oğuz Kaya, Secretary General Constitutional Court Turkey (Including introductory remarks)
Reports
- Differences between constitutional complaints that challenge statutes and those that challenge court rulings
Mrs Elke Luise Barnstedt, Constitutional Court of Germany
Questions and discussion
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.00-13.00 Continuation of presentations
- Case management
Mr Abdelaziz Cherkaoui, Constitutional Court of Morocco
Questions and discussion
13.00-14.30 Lunch Break
14.30-17.00 2nd Session
Preparing constitutional court’s decisions: the role of the Law Clerks’
Chaired by Mr Maurizio NEVOLA, Vice Secretary General, Constitutional Court of Italy
Reports
- An essential aspectof the working of the Court of Justice of the European Communities: the role of the référendaire
Mr Roger Grass, Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC)
Questions and discussion
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-17.00 Continuation of presentations
- The role of law clerks in drafting decisions
Mr Paul Tschumperlin, Constitutional court of Switzerland
Questions and discussion
19.00 Official reception hosted by the Venice Commission
Friday 2 October 2009
08.30 Departure from the Hotel to the Constitutional court
09.15-.11.00 3rd Session
The Secretary General and the outside world
Chaired by Mr Adam Jankiewicz, Head of Protocole, Office of the Tribunal, Poland
Reports
- Publication and accessibility of Constitutional Courts decisions
Mr Tomas Langasek, Constitutional Court Czech Republic
- Right to access to official documents, requesting information from
Constitutional courts and protection of personal data
Mrs Diana Mecsi, Constitutional Court of Hungary
Questions and discussion
10.30-10.45 Coffee break
11.00-12.45 4th Session
The Secretary General and the finances
Chaired by Ms Kerdi Raud, Director, Supreme Court of Estonia
Reports
- Financial management of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
Mr Oğuz Kaya, Secretary General, Constitutional Court of Turkey
Questions and discussion
12.45-13.00 Concluding remarks
- Mr Oğuz Kaya
Secretary General, Constitutional Court of Turkey
- Ms Tanja Gerwien
Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
Friday 2 October 2009 afternoon
Visit Ankara Citadel, Anatolian Civilizations Museum and the Atatürk’s Mausoleum
19.00 Diner hosted by the Constitutional Court of Turkey
Working languages of the conference: English and French