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On this page, you will find materials and summaries of conferences organized by the School of Law. For summaries of our IT Law conferences, please take a look here.
International conference "Reflections on the cooperation between ECB/SRB and NCA/NRAs in the SSM/SRM"
29 November 2017 in Tallinn
This conference aimed at exploring the importance of the smooth cooperation of the European Central Bank and Single Resolution Board with National Competent Authorities and National Resolution Authorities in the operation of Single Supervisory Mechanism and Single Resolution Mechanism and clear division of their roles.
The conference’s opening speeches set the stage from an Estonian high level perspective and dig into important topics like the developments in the European Monetary Union and main strategic questions, NPLs as a European problem and macroprudential supervision in practise. Two dedicated sessions were devoted to the challenges posed by the authorities’ cooperation within the SSM and SRM. The first session explored the allocation and exercise of competences within the SSM and its procedural and judicial implications. Questions concerning the ECB competences, compound and common procedures together with information sharing had been addressed in light of recent CJEU case law. The second session was dedicated to the allocation of competences within the SRM and its procedural and judicial implications. The presentations covered the SSM/SRM coordination and public access to documents and allocation of competences between the SRB and NRAs and challenges posed to an effective judicial protection, as well as the external coordination with third countries. Finally, a Brexit scenario for banking activities currently located in London had been discussed.
Additional information: Prof Irene Kull: Irene.Kull [ät] ut.ee, Secr. Aive Suik: Aive.Suik [ät] ut.ee
ESTONIAN EU PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE AND DOCTORAL SCHOOL
Religion, Society, State.
Securitization of Religious Freedom – Religious Associations and Scope of State Control
16-18 NOVEMBER 2017, TALLINN
The University of Tartu, School of Law together with the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs present an Estonia's EU presidency conference. The theme of the conference (religion, security and radicalization) is topical in Europe and beyond. There will be up to 200 participants including about 70 foreign guests. It is an interdisciplinary conference bringing together academics, professionals, members of diverse religious communities, politicians and civil service from all European Union countries.
The University of Tartu, School of Law together with the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs present an Estonia's EU presidency conference. The theme of the conference (religion, security and radicalization) is topical in Europe and beyond. There will be up to 200 participants including about 70 foreign guests. It is an interdisciplinary conference bringing together academics, professionals, members of diverse religious communities, politicians and civil service from all European Union countries.
Amongst the guests are 36 members of the European Consortium for Church and State Research. The Consortium is composed of a number of law professors who share a common interest in the relations between States and religious denominations in Europe from a historical, political and, particularly, juridical point of view. The Consortium promotes studies in this spectrum, organizes meetings and facilitates contacts between scholars from the various European Countries. It especially promotes cooperation in scientific research and the sharing of specialized knowledge. Amongst the members of the consortium are, for example, rector of the KU of Leuven Prof. Rik Torfs, a member of the Dutch Senate and a professor of Radboud University Sophie van Bijsterveld, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Vincent de Gaetano, Prof. Mark Hill (QC, Kings College London) to name just a few. The conference is supported also by the Conference of European Churches (CEC), COMECE and Estonian Council of Churches.
There are several speakers at the conference from the University of Tartu: Prof. Ülle Madise (School of Law/Chancellor of Justice); Associate Professor Dr. Olga Schihalejev (School of Theology and Religious Studies); Dr. Elo Süld (Head of the Asian Centre/School of Theology and Religious Studies); Dr. Priit Rohtmets (School of Theology and Religious Studies) and Dr. Merilin Kiviorg (School of law, Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law/member of the European Consortium for Church and State Research).
In conjunction with the conference there will be doctoral seminars. These seminars are organized by the Doctoral School in Economics and Innovation and are supported by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund (University of Tartu’s ASTRA project PER ASPERA).
The conference is by invitation only and further registration for the conference is now closed.
For further information about the conference and the programme please contact Dr. Merilin Kiviorg (merilin.kiviorg [ät] ut.ee) or Aive Suik (aive.suik [ät] ut.ee).
NEW PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW: SIMPLER and MORE FLEXIBLE?
Tallinn January 19, 2017
The purpose of introducing the 2014 public procurement directives was to make the law simpler and more flexible than before. Was the objective attained? How much does the national law transposing the directives further influence simplification-flexibilisation of the local procurement arena? Tallinn hosted the quests for the answers on January 19, 2017, when renowned national and international procurement experts - representatives of the Court of Justice of the European Union and European Commission, academics, government officials and practitioners - discussed topics related to transposition of the 2014 directives.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN SITUATIONS OF CRISIS”
16 – 19 June 2016, Tallinn, Nordic Hotel
The University of Tartu Faculty of Law in cooperation with its international partners organized an international human rights conference entitled “Freedom of Religion or Belief in Situations of Crisis: Why Can’t We Get Along?” on 16 – 19 June 2016 in Tallinn. It was an interdisciplinary conference intended for academics, professionals and students interested in human rights and specifically in issues related to freedom of religion or belief that have emerged in the current migration and refugee crisis. Detailed introduction to the conference see conference webpage.
SECOLA International Conference
The Approaches of Liberal and Illiberal Governments to International Law: A Conference Marking 25 Years since the Collapse of Communist Regimes
University of Tartu School of Law and the international legal theory interest group of the European Society of International Law are co-organizing 12. - 13. June 2014, in the building of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn a conference “The Approaches of Liberal and Illiberal Governments to International Law: A Conference Marking 25 Years since the Collapse of Communist Regimes".
Twenty Years of Estonian Law of Property Act Experiences and Perspectives
An international conference had held in Tartu, Estonia on 28-29 November 2013, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Estonian Law of Property. Presentations during the conference took a look back to the time period that the new law was being drafted and the many considerations being faced by those actively engaged in its creation, including the choices that were made in selecting the text of the legislation, contemplated amendments to the preexisting law, the goal of developing a uniform European law of property, and an appraisal of problems being encountered by other countries under their national property laws.
See the complete program of the Conference.
Ten Years of Estonia's Law of Obligations Act and Development of the Law of Obligations throughout Europe
Conference recalled the events surrounding the birth of the Law of the Obligations Act, analyzed Estonia's courtroom experience with the law, comparedour results with developments throughout Europe, and shared thoughts about future directions for further evolution. The efforts for harmonizing private law among member states forced to discuss about the possibility to replace national law with the monolithic, singularly interpreted and rigidly enforced European private law. The Conference provided a fertile forum for discussing and reflecting upon all these issues.
Law Journals: National, Regional, International
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