International Conference
Interpreting Law – The Role of Judges in Contemporary Democracies
Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade
October 14, 2016
Conference Hall
9.00 | The Opening Address | |
9.15-9.40 | Brian Leiter (University of Chicago), The Roles of Judges in Democracies | |
9.40-10.05 | Pierluigi Chiassoni (University of Genova), Is Realism Really at Odds with Constitutional Democracy? | |
10.05-10.30 | Jasminka Hasanbegovic (University of Belgrade), Legal Identity of Judge Transformed: Images of Judge in Early Modern and Contemporary Democracy | |
10.30-11.20 | Discussion | |
11.20-11.50 | Coffee Break | |
11.50-12.15 | Michel Troper (University of Paris X), A Causal View of Judicial Interpretation | |
12.15-12.40 | Otto Pfersmann (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris), On the Fundamental Distinction between Motives and Interpretation and the Consequences of Their Confusion – The Case for Strict Legal Scholarship | |
12.40-13.05 | Tanasije Marinkovic (University of Belgrade), On the Distinction between Judicial Activism and Self-Restraint – European Perspective | |
13.05-14.00 | Discussion | |
14.00-15.00 | Lunch Buffet | |
15.00-15.25 | Paolo Sandro (University of Salford), A Critical Evaluation of (Moderate) Realism in Law | |
15.25-15.50 | Bojan Spaic (University of Belgrade), Legal Interpretation and Epistemic Authority | |
15.50-16.15 | Luka Burazin (University of Zagreb), Rule of Recognition and Methods of Interpretation | |
16.15-17.15 | Discussion (with coffee and refreshment) | |
End of Conference | ||
17.30-18.30 | Annual Meeting of the Serbian Section of the IVR (for Serbian participants) | |
20.30 | Dinner |
Printable version: Final program