The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), in collaboration with the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) of the University of Athens, organises a seminar on the “Recent issues on the execution of the ECtHR’s judgments by Greece, with an emphasis on the Legislative and Executive powers”.

Discussing: L.-A. Sicilianos, Ch. Argyropoulos, E. Venizelos, G. Gerapetritis, Ch. Giakoumopoulos, St. Perrakis, I.-K. Chalkias, P. Alexandris, A. Pottakis, Ph. Pazartzis, D. Nikolopoulos, St. Trekli & El. Micha, Ath. Rantos, M. Gavouneli, M. Karavias, I. Ktistakis, E. Mallios, G. Nikolopoulos, St. Charitaki.

PROGRAM

11:45 – 12:00 | Introductory address:
Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, President of the European Court of Human Rights

12:00 – 13:15 | 1^st Session: The implementation of judgments of the ECtHR
Chair: Christoforos Argyropoulos, f. President of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association, Member of the MFHR Board
Evaggelos Venizelos, f. Vice President of the Hellenic Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs, f. Rapporteur of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, Professor, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
George Gerapetritis, Minister of State, Professor, Faculty of Law-NKUA
Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe

13:15 – 14: 15 | 2^nd Session: The mechanism for the execution of the judgments of the ECtHR and Greece: Functioning and challenges
Chair: Stelios Perrakis, f. Ambassador-Permanent Representative of Greece to the Council of Europe, Professor Emer., Panteion University
Ioannis-Konstantinos Chalkias, President of the State Legal Service
Panos Alexandris, Secretary General for Human Rights, Ministry of Justice
Andreas Pottakis, Ombudsperson

14:15 – 15:00 | Break

15:00 – 16:45 | 3^rd Session: Presentation of research findings “The execution of the judgments of the ECtHR in the Greek legal order”
Chair: Photini Pazartzis, Director of Athens ΡIL, Professor, Faculty of Law-NKUA
Dimitris Nikolopoulos, f. President of the Three-Member Administration Council of the Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens, Judge at the Administrative Court of Appeal
Stavroula Trekli, Member of the State Legal Service – Eleni Micha, Laboratory Teaching Staff, Faculty of Law-NKUA

16:45 – 17:15 | Break

17:15 – 19:15 | 4^th Session: Questions on the execution of the judgments of the ECtHR by Greece
Chair: Athanasios Rantos, President of the Hellenic Council of State
Maria Gavouneli, President of the National Commission for Human Rights, Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Law-NKUA
Markos Karavias, Director of the Asylum Service, Ministry of Civil Protection
Ioannis Ktistakis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law-University of Thrace
Evaggelos Mallios, Member of the Committee on police violence of the Ministry of Civil Protection, Lawyer, Doctor of Law
George Nikolopoulos, Deputy Ombudsman, Professor, Panteion University
Styliani Charitaki, Member of the State Legal Service

19:15 – 19:45 | Concluding remarks:
Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, President of the European Court of Human Rights