Programme
THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019
13:00 – 13:30
Registration
13:30 – 13:45
Opening
- Welcome : Prof. Michel Tison, Dean Faculty of Law & Criminology, Ghent University
- Introduction : Prof. Jinske Verhellen, Ghent University
13:45 – 14:45
Keynote lecture
- Keynote Speaker : Prof. James C. Hathaway, University of Michigan Law School (USA)
"Can Refugee Law Really be Reconciled to the Private International Law of Personal Status?"
15:00 – 16:30
Session 1 : Persons in need of international protection
Chair : prof. Ellen Desmet
Rapporteur : Hans van Loon
Chair : prof. Ellen Desmet
Rapporteur : Hans van Loon
- Academics : Prof. Sabine Corneloup, Université Paris II and Prof. Fabienne Jault-Seseke, Université Versaille (France)
"The appropriateness of Private International Law Methodologies" - Practice :
- Samarie Wijekoon Lofvendahl, UNHCR
"Refugees' right to retain their personal status and the right to identity documents" - Dr. Andrea Struwe, attorney, Germany
"Practical Challenges regarding the Proof of Identity in the Asylum Procedure"
- Samarie Wijekoon Lofvendahl, UNHCR
- Discussion
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break
17:00 – 18:30
Session 2 : Refugee and migrant children
Chair : Prof. Thalia Kruger
Rapporteur : Dr. Susanne Gössl
Chair : Prof. Thalia Kruger
Rapporteur : Dr. Susanne Gössl
- Academic : Prof. Laura Carpaneto, University of Genoa (Italy)
"Cross-border placement of migrant children" - Practice :
- Nelly Chretiennot, Deputy Head of the Central Authority (Hague Child Protection Convention 1996), France
"The assistance of the Central Authorities in cases related to the migration of children" - Martina Erb Klünemann, Family Court Judge, Germany, network judge (EJN and international Hague network of Judges)
"Representation of unaccomanied minors - appointment of guardians and the problems in German practice" - Katja Fournier, Coordinator Platform Minors in Exile/Plate-forme Mineurs en Exil/Platform Kinderen op de Vlucht (Belgium)
"Age assessment : a tool and a protection gap. A discussion on irreversible consequences, medical reliabilioty, procedural safeguards and perspectives for the future"
- Nelly Chretiennot, Deputy Head of the Central Authority (Hague Child Protection Convention 1996), France
- Discussion
FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2019
08:00 – 09:00
09:00 – 10:00
Welcome Coffee
Session 3 : Migrants and their families
Chair : Prof. Jinske Verhellen
Rapporteur: Prof. Patrick Wautelet
Chair : Prof. Jinske Verhellen
Rapporteur: Prof. Patrick Wautelet
- Academic : Prof. Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Uppsala University (Sweden)
"Refugees’ Right to Family Life – A critical look on recent European developments" - Practice :
- Steve Heylen, vice-president European Association of Civil Registrars
"The registrar and foreign civil status documents: the entire world at a glance" - Dr. Sophie Nakueira, Max Planck Associate, Department Integration and Conflict
"The Politics of Tracing Family in a Refugee Camp in South Western Uganda"
- Steve Heylen, vice-president European Association of Civil Registrars
- Discussion
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Discussion, launched by the rapporteurs of the 3 thematic sessions
(conclusions, results, recommendations of the 3 sessions) :
- Dr. Susanne Lilian Gössl, Universit´ät Bonn (Germany)
- Hans van Loon, former Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (The Netherlands)
- Prof. Patrick Wautelet, Université de Liège (Belgium)
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
Impact of Human Rights Law on Private International Law and Migration Law
Chair : Prof. Yves Haeck
- Judge Turkovic, European Court of Human Rights
- Prof. Silvia Pfeiff, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
12:30 – 13:00
Conference Conclusions
- Prof. Jean-Yves Carlier, Université Catholique Louvain
13:00 –
Afternoon
Lunch
Guided city tour
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by prof. Georges Martyn, Ghent University