P R O G R A M M E
of the VIII Yerevan International Conference
dedicated to the fundamental issues of constitutional justice

on
"Basic criteria of the evaluation of the limitation of Human Rights in the practice of constitutional justice".
(Yerevan, 3 - 4 October 2003)

1-2 October

Arrival of the participants of the Conference to Yerevan

2 October
(Thursday)

18.00

- Meeting of the members of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia with the guests in the RA Constitutional Court

3 October
(Friday)

10.00 Opening of the VIII Yerevan international conference at the Picasso hall of the "Congress" hotel
Opening speech
by Mr. Gagik Harutyunyan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia
Greeting speech
by Mr. Artur Baghdassaryan, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
by Mr. Gianni Buquicchio, Secretary of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

1 Meeting
Chaired by Mr. Gianni Buquicchio, Secretary of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

10.30 - 11.30 Report: "The criteria of the evaluation of the limitation of human rights according to Article 10 of ECHR"
Mr. Lech Garlici, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Report: "The conditions of the limitation of fundamental rights in Portugal law and constitutional justice"
Mr. Jose Manuel Cardoso Da Costa, the Member of the Venice Commission, Former President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
Report: "Limits of the Realisation of the Human Rights in the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of the Republic Lithuania"
Mr. Egidijus Kuris, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
Report: "Freedoms and public order"
Mr. Pierre Mazeaud, Member of the Constitutional Council of France
Discussion of the reports
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break

2 Meeting
Chaired by Mr. Lech Garlici, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

12.00 - 13.30 Report: "The fundamental problems of the limitation of human rights in the practice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus"
Mr. Georghios Pikis, President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus
Report: "The position of the Arbitrage Court and Belgium concerning the limitation of human rights in Belgium"
Mr. Jean-Paul Moerman, Judge of the Arbitrage Court of Belgium
Report: "From the experience of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Georgia"
Mr. Jony Khetzuriani, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Georgia
Report: "Basic criteria of the evaluation of the limitation of human rights in the practice of the Constitutional Court of Moldova"
Mrs. Elena Safaleru, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Moldova
Discussion of the reports
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch break

3 Meeting
Chaired by Mr. Jony Khetzuriani, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Georgia

15.00 - 16.30 Report: "The limits of the constitutional rights in the jurisprudence of the Italian Constitutional Court"
Mr. Ugo De Siervo, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
Report: "Issues of the evaluation of the limitation of human rights in the practice of Hungarian Constitutional Court"
Mr. István Bagi, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
Report: "Fundamental issues of the limitation of Human rights and Fundamental freedoms in the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation"
Mr. Vladimir Strekozov, Vice President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Report: "The criteria of limitation of Human rights in emergency according to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights"
Mr. Vladimir Hovhannisyan, Vice President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia
Report: "The constitutional-legal fundaments of citizens' rights and mechanism of Human rights protection in Tajikistan"
Mr. Shukhrat Mustafakulov, First Vice President of theConstitutional Court of the Republic of Tajikistan
Discussion of the reports
17.00 -19.00 Official meetings
19.30 Reception

4 October
(Saturday)

09.00 Breakfast.

4 Meeting
Chaired by Mr. Grigory Vasilevitch, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

10.00 - 11.30

Report: "Limits of the realisation of fundamental rights in the German constitutional practice
"Mr. Kai-Uwe Riese, Representative of the Constitutional Federal Court of Germany
Report:
"Issues of the limitation of Human Rights in the practice of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria"
Mr. Dimiter Gotchev,
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria
Report:
"The issues of the limitation of human and citizen's rights and freedoms in the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Ukraine"
Mr. Vladimir Ivashenko,
Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Ukraine
Report: "The right to free expression in the context of the legal statements of the European Court of Human Rights"
Mr. Armen Harutyunyan,
Rector of Management Academy of the Republic of Armenia, Adviser of the RA Constitutional Court
Discussion of the reports

11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break

5 Meeting
Chaired by Mr. Egidijus Kuris, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

12.00 - 13.30 Report: "The constitutional-legal fundaments of the limitation of human rights and freedoms according to the legislation of Republic of Belarus"
Mr. Grigory Vasilevitch, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus
Report:
"The criteria of limitation of human rights. the practice of Spanish Constitutional Court"
Mr. Miguel Angel Montańés Pardo, Representative of the Constitutional Court of Spain
Report:
"National and European law on human rights, mutual subordination and limitation of synergy"
Mr. Ciril Ribičič, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia
Report: "Human rights in the judicial practice of the greek Supreme Administrative Court (Symvoulion Epikratias). Protection and Limits"
Mr. Nicolas Douvas, Councillor of the State of Greece
Discussion of the reports
13.30 - 14.00 Summary of the seminar
14.00 - 15.00 Lunch break
16.00 Cultural programme
19.30 Reception in honour of the guests

5 October
(Sunday)

09.00 - Breakfast
- Visit to the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin
- Excursion to the sightseeing of Yerevan

5 - 6 - 7 October

Departure of delegations

Official languages of the Seminar are
Armenian, English, French and Russian.