EUSI Symposium “Human Rights Issues in Europe and Asia” will be held on Monday, Jan 30, 2017.
EUSI Symposium “Human Rights Issues in Europe and Asia” will be held on Monday, Jan 30, 2017.
EUSI Symposium
Human Rights Issues in Europe and Asia
Date: 30 January 2017
Venue: Hitotsubashi Hall (2nd Floor, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Language: English
Registration: Please e-mail your name, organization and how you knew about this symposium to info@eusi.jp by 25 January 2017.
10:15 Door opens
10:30 Opening Address
Prof. Dr. Yumiko Nakanishi (Hitotsubashi University)
10:45-12:30 (First session)
Prof. Dr. Masahito Tadano (Hitotsubashi University)
“Protection of Fundamental Rights and the Role of the Judicial Branch”
Prof. Takashi Jitsuhara (Fukuoka University)
“Guarantee of the Right to Freedom of Speech in Japan-Comparison with Doctrines and Institution in Germany”
Prof. Dr. Shu-Perng Hwang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
“Does Formal Rank Matter? A Framework-Oriented View on the Binding Force of International Human Rights Law on Constitutional Law”
<Lunch Break>
13:40-14:50 (Second session)
Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Wollenschläger (University of Augsburg, Germany)
“Fundamental Rights Regimes in the European Union: Contouring their Spheres”
Prof. Dr. Yumiko Nakanishi (Hitotsubashi University)
“Human Rights in the EU’s External Relation” (tentative)
<Coffee Break>
15:05-16:15 (Third session)
Prof. Dr. Niels Petersen (University of Münster, Germany)
“The Principle of Non-discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter on Fundamental Freedoms”
Prof. Dr. Sara De Vido (Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy)
“Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Europe and Asia”
<Coffee Break>
16:30-18:15 (Fourth session)
Prof. Noriko Ofuji (Dokkyo University)
“Human Rights and Nationality” (tentative)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Vanhullebusch (the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
“China’s Development Banks in Asia: A Human Rights Perspective”
Prof. Dr. Hitomi Takemura (Hitotsubashi University)
“The Asian Region and the International Criminal Court”
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Andrea Ortolani (Keio University)
