Registration -Time: from 8.30
Welcome Speech from the organisers
Time: 08:45/08:55
Jules Winterton, Director Institute of Advanced Legal studies
Andre Fontes, Chief Justice 2nd Federal Court
Daniela Pereira Madeira, Federal Judge 2nd Federal Court
Panel 1: Understanding Judging in the UK and US – Current judicial challenges and recent developments in research on judges and courts
Time: 09:00/10:30
Chair and Commentator: tbc
Speakers:
Cheryl Thomas, University College of London, Judicial Institute
Andrew J. Wistrich, US District Court, Central District Court of California
Coffee break
Panel 2: Comparing the Role of The Precedent in The Common Law and in The Civil Law
Time: 10:45/12:15
Chair and commentator: tbc
Speakers:
Enrico Albanesi, University of Genoa
Aluisio Mendes, UNESA and Rio de Janeiro State University and 2nd Federal Court
Adam Gearey, Birkbeck University
Lunch
Panel 3: Comparing the Source, Hierarchy and Principles in The Civil Law and in The Common Law
Time: 13:45/15:15
Chair and commentator: tbc
Speakers:
Andre Fontes (Chief Justice 2nd Federal Circuit and Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro) (Civil Law approach)
Simon Lee, Citizenship & Governance Research at the Open University (Common Law approach)
Coffee break
Keynote Speaker: The Precedent as Source of Law (tbc)
Time: 16:00/17:00
Luiz Fux, Justice Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) and Rio de Janeiro State University
